Heidi Alexander

Heidi Alexander (born 17 April 1975)^[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East since the 2010 general election. She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health on 13 September 2015. She resigned from the shadow cabinet on 26 June 2016.^[2]

Heidi Alexander MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Andy Burnham
Succeeded by	Diane Abbott
Member of Parliament for Lewisham East
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Bridget Prentice
Majority	14,333 (33.4%)
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 50) Swindon, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Martin Ballantyne
Alma mater	Durham University
Website	Official website Commons website