Diane Abbott
British Labour Party politician, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Diane Abbott | |
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Shadow Home Secretary | |
In office 6 October 2016 – 5 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Shadowing | Amber Rudd |
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 |
Shadowing | Jeremy Hunt |
Preceded by | Heidi Alexander |
Succeeded by | Jon Ashworth |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
In office 13 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Shadowing | Justine Greening |
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 | Gillian Merron |
Succeeded by | Luciana Berger |
Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington | |
Assumed office 11 June 1987 | |
Preceded by | Ernie Roberts |
Majority | 35,139 (62.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Diane Julie Abbott (1953-09-27) 27 September 1953 (age 70) London, England, UK |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Richard Thompson (1991–1993) |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
Website | Official website |
*Lyn Brown served as Acting Shadow Home Secretary while Abbot was on leave from 7 June 2017 – 18 June 2017. |
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]