Emily Thornberry

The Right Honourable Dame Emily Thornberry
Official portrait, 2024
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2024
Preceded by	Alicia Kearns
Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Chris Smith
Majority	15,455 (36.2%)
Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State Shadow Minister Personal details Born Emily Anne Thornberry 27 July 1960 (aged 65) Guildford, Surrey, England Political party Labour Spouse(s) Christopher Nugee ​ ​ (m. 1991)​ Children 3 Parents Cedric Thornberry Sallie Thornberry Alma mater University of Kent (LLB) Emily Anne Thornberry MP (born 27 July 1960) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington South and Finsbury since the 2005 general election. She was the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Shadow First Secretary of State under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. In December 2019, Thornberry launched her leadership campaign for the 2020 Labour Party leadership race. She was eliminated from the race on February 14, 2020. Emily Thornberry Media Shadow Foreign Secretary speech at the 2016 Labour Party Conference Speaking at a 2020 leadership election hustings Thornberry, Corbyn and local councillors present Yvette Cooper with a petition from Islington residents for more affordable housing, 19 October 2006. References Other websites Official website