Diane Abbott
Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician. Abbott was born and raised in London. Her parents were Jamaican immigrants. She is now the Member of Parliament for the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in London, UK. She was fortunate to be the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons when she was elected in the 1987 General Election.[2] In 2010, Abbott became Shadow Public Health Minister after unsuccessfully standing for election as leader of the Labour Party.[3][4][5] Abbott was made Shadow Home Secretary by Jeremy Corbyn in October 2016.
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |||||||||
| Mother of the House | |||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman | ||||||||
| Shadow Home Secretary | |||||||||
| In office 6 October 2016 – 4 April 2020[a] | |||||||||
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Andy Burnham | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||||||||
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health | |||||||||
| In office 27 June 2016 – 6 October 2016 | |||||||||
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Heidi Alexander | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Ashworth | ||||||||
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |||||||||
| In office 13 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |||||||||
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Mary Creagh | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kate Osamor | ||||||||
| Shadow Minister for Public Health | |||||||||
| In office 9 October 2010 – 8 October 2013 | |||||||||
| Leader | Ed Miliband | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Anne Milton | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Luciana Berger | ||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington | |||||||||
| Assumed office 11 June 1987 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ernie Roberts | ||||||||
| Majority | 15,090 (36.9%) | ||||||||
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| Born | Diane Julie Abbott 27 September 1953 (aged 72) Paddington, London, England | ||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | David Ayensu-Thompson
(m. 1991; div. 1993) | ||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||
| Education | Newnham College, Cambridge (BA) | ||||||||
| Website | dianeabbott | ||||||||
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She attended Newnham College, Cambridge.[6]
Abbott is a frequent public speaker,[7] newspaper contributor[8] and TV performer. She has been on many programmes such as Have I Got News For You, Celebrity Come Dine with Me,[9] Cash in the Celebrity Attic.[10]
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Abbott speaking at the New Statesman hustings for the 2010 Labour Party leadership election
Abbott at a Jeremy Corbyn leadership rally in August 2016
Abbott at a rally in Trafalgar Square in 2016
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Diane Abbott". Desert Island Discs.
- ↑ "Desert Island Discs featuring Diane Abbott". Desert Island Discs. BBC. Radio 4. 2008-05-18.
- ↑ Kite, Melissa (26 September 2010). "Labour: Voting system conjures up a gripping finish". The Daily Telegraph (London). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/8025457/Labour-Voting-system-conjures-up-a-gripping-finish.html. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ "Diane Abbott enters Labour leadership contest". BBC News. 20 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8693687.stm. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questionswww2.labour.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ UK | Magazine | Faces of the week. BBC News. 7 November 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3247947.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ About DianeDianeabbott.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ Abbott, Diane. "Diane Abbott - Comment is free". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/dianeabbott+commentisfree/commentisfree.
- ↑ "Diary: Diane's appetite for losing". The Independent (London). 12 January 2011. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/diary/diary-dianes-appetite-for-losing-2182237.html.
- ↑ Two Programmes - Cash in the Celebrity Attic, Series 6, Diane Abbott (13 January 2011)BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2012.