Thangam Debbonaire
Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire (née Singh; born 3 August 1966) is a British Labour Party politician, serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since 2023. She was previously the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing from 2020 to 2021 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2021 to 2023. She was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol West at the 2015 general election, when she defeated the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams.
Thangam Debbonaire | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Lucy Powell |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 9 May 2021 – 4 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Valerie Vaz |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Powell |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | |
| In office 6 April 2020 – 9 May 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | John Healey |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Powell |
| Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 4 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jenny Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Shadow Minister for Arts and Heritage | |
| In office 14 January 2016 – 27 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Brennan |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol West | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Williams |
| Majority | 28,219 (37.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Singh 3 August 1966 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Walton |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Bristol |
| Website | Official website |
She was appointed shadow Arts and Culture Minister in January 2016, but resigned on 27 June 2016 owing to her lack of confidence in the Labour Party Leader, Jeremy Corbyn. She rejoined his frontbench team as a whip in October that year, before being made Shadow Brexit Minister in January 2020.[1]
Before becoming an MP, she was a classical cellist, including for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She has co-authored two books, and a number of papers, about domestic violence.[2]
References
change- ↑ Rogers, Alexandra (2020-01-07). "A Bristol MP has been promoted to the Labour front bench". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ ISBN 9780907817550; OCLC 1166682580; OCLC 65202770