Jonathan Ashworth
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Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth (born 14 October 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He has been a Member of Parliament for Leicester South since 2011, and is the current Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care[1] | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing | Jeremy Hunt Matt Hancock |
| Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 14 September 2015 – 7 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jon Trickett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Gwynne |
| Deputy Chair of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Tom Watson |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester South | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Soulsby |
| Majority | 22,675 (45.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1978 Salford, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Emilie Oldknow (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
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He worked as an adviser to Gordon Brown and head of party relations for Ed Miliband.[2]
Jonathan Ashworth Media
Official portrait of Jonathan Ashworth
References
- ↑ Health (2016–2018)
- ↑ Troughton, Adrian (21 March 2011). Labour candidate Ashworth promises to be a 'champion' for city if he wins by-election. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Ashworth-pledges-champion-city/article-3352055-detail/article.html. Retrieved 6 May 2011.