Ed Balls

Edward Michael "Ed" Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British current television presenter and a former politician who is currently presenter for the ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain. He was the shadow Home Secretary in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk and moved to Nottinghamshire during his childhood. He is the Labour Party^[1] and was theCo-operative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Morley and Outwood in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

The Right Honourable Ed Balls MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 20 January 2011 – 8 May 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Alan Johnson
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 8 October 2010 – 20 January 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Alan Johnson
Succeeded by	Yvette Cooper
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader	Harriet Harman Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Michael Gove (CSF)
Succeeded by	Andy Burnham
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
In office 28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Alan Johnson (EaS)
Succeeded by	Michael Gove (E)
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office 6 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Ivan Lewis
Succeeded by	Kitty Ussher
Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood
In office 6 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Majority	1,101 (2.3%)
Member of Parliament for Normanton
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Bill O'Brien
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Majority	10,002 (51.2%)
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 58) Norwich, Norfolk, England
Political party	Labour Co-operative
Spouse(s)	Yvette Cooper
Children	Ellie Joe Maddy
Alma mater	Keble College, Oxford Harvard University
Profession	Politician
Website	Official website

Ed Balls

He was first elected in the 2005 general election and held the post of Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from June 2007 to May 2010. He was a candidate to become leader of the Labour Party in September 2010 and lost to Ed Miliband. Ed Balls lost his seat in the 2015 general election