Bridget Phillipson
British politician (born 1983)
Bridget Maeve Phillipson (born 19 December 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010. She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer in 2021. Before this, she served as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2020 to 2021.[1]
Bridget Phillipson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Kate Green |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Peter Dowd |
| Succeeded by | Pat McFadden |
| Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 3,115 (7.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1983 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ Thomson, Rachel Sylvester. "Is Bridget Phillipson Labour's rising star?". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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