Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician who is currently the Shadow Home Secretary since 29 November 2021.
Cooper is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Labour Party. Her husband, Ed Balls, represents the neighbouring constituency of Morley and Outwood.
She served in the Cabinet between 2008 and 2010 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown. She was Chief Secretary to the Treasury and then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. After Labour lost the 2010 general election, Cooper was appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary, then in 2011 Shadow Home Secretary.[1]
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Cooper as Minister for Housing in 2007
Cooper speaking at the 2016 Labour Party Conference
Yvette Cooper campaigning with Tracy Brabin in Pontefract in 2021
References
- ↑ "Yvette Cooper says she won't rule out standing for Labour leader". The Guardian. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
Other websites
- Official site Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine