Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Jane Dodds (born 16 March 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and public policy analyst. She has been Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, and Minister of State for Development and Africa since 2024.

Anneliese Dodds MP
Minister of State for Development and Africa Secretary of State for Woman and Equalities
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Andrew Mitchell Kemi Badenoch
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
In office 21 September 2021 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Marsha de Cordova
Succeeded by	Kemi Badenoch
Chair of the Labour Party
In office 9 May 2021 – 6 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Angela Rayner
Succeeded by	Ellie Reeves
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 5 April 2020 – 9 May 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	John McDonnell
Succeeded by	Rachel Reeves
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office 3 July 2017 – 5 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Peter Dowd
Succeeded by	Dan Carden
Member of Parliament for Oxford East
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Andrew Smith
Majority	17,832 (36.1%)
Member of the European Parliament for South East England
In office 1 July 2014 – 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Peter Skinner
Succeeded by	John Howarth
Personal details
Born	(1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Political party	Labour and Co-operative
Education	St. Hilda's College, Oxford (BA) University of Edinburgh (MA) London School of Economics (PhD)
Website	Official website

She was president of Oxford University Student Union in 1999.