Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner (née Bowen; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician serving as Shadow First Secretary of State and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since 2020. A member of the Labour Party, she currently serves as its Deputy leader. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015.[1] She has served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since 2016.
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 Rayner in 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow First Secretary of State | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Tom Watson |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
| In office 1 July 2016 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Sir Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Pat Glass |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Long-Bailey |
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 6 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Kate Green |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Champion |
| Shadow Minister of State for Pensions | |
| In office 11 January 2016 – 1 July 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Nick Thomas-Symonds |
| Succeeded by | Alex Cunningham |
| Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Heyes |
| Majority | 4,263 (11.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angela Bowen 28 March 1980 Stockport, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Rayner (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
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In January 2020, Rayner announced her candidacy for Labour Deputy Leader in the 2020 deputy leadership election, which she won.[2]
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Rayner rallying in Falmouth for the Labour Party in November 2019 for the general election campaign
Rayner speaking at the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election hustings in Bristol
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References
- ↑ "Ashton-under-Lyne". BBC News Online. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000537.
- ↑ correspondent, Kate Proctor Political (2020-01-06). "'We must win or die': Angela Rayner stands for deputy Labour leader" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/06/angela-rayner-launches-campaign-to-become-deputy-labour-leader. Retrieved 2020-01-06.