Ed Miliband

Edward Samuel Miliband MP (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician. He was the leader of the Labour Party and of the Official Opposition. He is also the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Doncaster North, and is a former cabinet minister.

The Right Honourable Ed Miliband
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Claire Coutinho
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero[a]
In office 29 November 2021 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Barry Gardiner[b]
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader	Harriet Harman (acting)
Preceded by	Greg Clark
Succeeded by	Meg Hillier
Leader of the Opposition
In office 25 September 2010 – 8 May 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Harriet Harman
Succeeded by	Harriet Harman
Leader of the Labour Party
In office 25 September 2010 – 8 May 2015
Deputy	Harriet Harman
Preceded by	Gordon Brown
Succeeded by	Jeremy Corbyn
Ministerial offices 2006–2010 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change In office 3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Chris Huhne Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Cabinet Office In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by Hilary Armstrong Succeeded by Liam Byrne Minister for the Third Sector In office 6 May 2006 – 28 June 2007 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Phil Woolas Succeeded by Phil Hope
Shadow Cabinet posts Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy In office 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021 Leader Keir Starmer Preceded by Rebecca Long-Bailey Succeeded by Jonathan Reynolds
Member of Parliament for Doncaster North
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Kevin Hughes
Personal details
Born	Edward Samuel Miliband (1969-12-24) 24 December 1969 (age 55) London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Justine Thornton ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2 sons
Parents	Ralph Miliband Marion Kozak
Relatives	David Miliband (elder brother)
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA) London School of Economics (MSc)
Website	www.edmiliband.org.uk

He was born in University College Hospital, Bloomsbury, London and raised in Primrose Hill. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. He is the younger son of the Marxist thinker Ralph Miliband. At the London School of Economics, he obtained a Master's degree in Economics, and then became an advisor to Labour politicians such as Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown. At the 2005 general election, he was elected to be the MP for Doncaster North. His first job in government was as the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which he took up on October 3, 2008 and remained as until Labour lost the 2010 General Election.

In September 2010, he defeated his brother David Miliband by a small number of votes to become leader of the Labour Party.^[1]

He resigned as leader in May 2015 after Labour lost to the Conservative Party in the General election. Jeremy Corbyn replaced him.

Following Labour's landslide victory in the 2024 general election, Miliband was appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero by Starmer. He was among several ministers under Blair and Brown to be appointed to Starmer's cabinet.

Notes

1. Energy and Climate Change (11 May 2010 to 8 October 2010); Climate Change and Net Zero (29 November 2021 to 4 September 2023).
2. As Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Office vacant between 14 July 2016 and 29 November 2021.