Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves

MP
Rachel Reeves; MP
	Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Anneliese Dodds
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 5 April 2020 – 9 May 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Francis Maude (2010)
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
	De facto; 5 April 2020 – 9 May 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Jon Trickett
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee
	In office; 12 July 2017 – 6 May 2020
Preceded by	Iain Wright
Succeeded by	Darren Jones
Leader
Shadow ministerial posts; 2010–2015
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
	In office; 7 October 2013 – 8 June 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband; Harriet Harman (acting);
Preceded by	Liam Byrne
Succeeded by	Stephen Timms (acting)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Angela Eagle
Succeeded by	Chris Leslie
Shadow Minister for Pensions
	In office; 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Angela Eagle (acting)
Succeeded by	Gregg McClymont
Member of Parliament; for Leeds West
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2010
Preceded by	John Battle
Majority	10,564 (26.2%)
Personal details
Born	Rachel Jane Reeves; 13 February 1979 (age 45); Lewisham, London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Nicholas Joicey
Relations	Ellie Reeves (sister)
Children	2
Alma mater	New College, Oxford; London School of Economics

Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician and economist. She is currently Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2021.^[1]

She is a member of the Labour Party. She has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since 2010.

Early life and education change

Born in Lewisham, London, Reeves studied at Oxford New College and the London School of Economics before working as an economist at the Bank of England, the British Embassy in Washington and HBOS.

Later life change

2010s change

She was elected in the 2010 general election. Then she served in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2011 to 2013. She also worked as Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions from 2013 to 2015. Reeves did not return to the shadow cabinet following Jeremy Corbyn's election as Leader of the Labour Party in 2015. Instead she served as chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee from 2017 to 2020.

2020s change

After Keir Starmer was elected Leader of the Labour Party in 2020, he appointed Reeves as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. She replaced Anneliese Dodds as shadow chancellor in May 2021.

References change

↑ Doherty, Caitlin (9 May 2021). "Reeves rises while Dodds drops in Labour reshuffle". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

Parliament of the United Kingdom (1801–present)
Preceded by John Battle	Member of Parliament for Leeds West 2010–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Angela Eagle	Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2011–2013	Succeeded by Chris Leslie
Preceded by Liam Byrne	Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2013–2015	Succeeded by Stephen Timms Acting
Vacant Title last held by Francis Maude	Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 2020–2021	Succeeded by Angela Rayner
Preceded by Jon Trickett	Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office 2020–2021	Succeeded by Angela Rayner
Preceded by Anneliese Dodds	Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2021–present	Incumbent

[standard-20210509-1] Doherty, Caitlin (9 May 2021). "Reeves rises while Dodds drops in Labour reshuffle". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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