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Diane Abbott

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The Right Honourable

Diane Abbott

MP
Official portrait, 2017
Mother of the House
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Preceded byHarriet Harman
Shadow Home Secretary
In office
6 October 2016 – 4 April 2020[a]
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byAndy Burnham
Succeeded byNick Thomas-Symonds
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
In office
27 June 2016 – 6 October 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byHeidi Alexander
Succeeded byJonathan Ashworth
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
In office
13 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byMary Creagh
Succeeded byKate Osamor
Shadow Minister for Public Health
In office
9 October 2010 – 8 October 2013
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byAnne Milton
Succeeded byLuciana Berger
Member of Parliament
for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Assumed office
11 June 1987
Preceded byErnie Roberts
Majority15,090 (36.9%)
Personal details
Born
Diane Julie Abbott

(1953-09-27) 27 September 1953 (age 71)
Paddington, London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
David Ayensu-Thompson
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(m. 1991; div. 1993)​
Children1
EducationNewnham College, Cambridge (BA)
Websitedianeabbott.org.uk
Abbott's voice
Desert Island Discs, 18 May 2008[1]

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.

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]

Notes

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  1. ↑ On leave 7–18 June 2017, with Lyn Brown serving as acting shadow home secretary

References

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  1. ↑ "Diane Abbott". Desert Island Discs. 18 May 2008. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Desert Island Discs featuring Diane Abbott". Desert Island Discs. 2008-05-18. BBC. Radio 4. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. ↑ Kite, Melissa (26 September 2010). "Labour: Voting system conjures up a gripping finish". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Diane Abbott enters Labour leadership contest". BBC News. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". www2.labour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "UK | Magazine | Faces of the week". BBC News. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "About Diane". Dianeabbott.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Abbott, Diane. "Diane Abbott - Comment is free". The Guardian. London.
  9. ↑ "Diary: Diane's appetite for losing". The Independent. London. 12 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Two Programmes - Cash in the Celebrity Attic, Series 6, Diane Abbott". BBC. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.


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