Tristram Hunt
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Tristram Julian William Hunt, FRHistS (born 31 May 1974) is a British historian, broadcast journalist and former politician who has been Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum since 2017. He served as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 2010 to 2017, and Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2013 to 2015.[1]
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Tristram Hunt | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 12 September 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (acting) |
Preceded by | Stephen Twigg |
Succeeded by | Lucy Powell |
Shadow Minister for Further Education | |
In office 17 April 2013 – 6 October 2013 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Karen Buck |
Succeeded by | Rushanara Ali |
Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 23 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark Fisher |
Succeeded by | Gareth Snell |
Personal details | |
Born | Tristram Julian William Hunt (1974-05-31) 31 May 1974 (age 49) Cambridge, England |
Political party | Labour |
Education | University College School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge King's College, Cambridge |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Civic Thought in Britain, c.1820–c.1860 (2000) |
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He has written several books, presented history programmes on television, and was a regular writer for The Guardian and The Observer.[2][3]