Wes Streeting
Labour politician, former NUS leader (born 1983)
Wesley Paul William Streeting (/ˈstritɪŋ/; born 21 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2021, and Member of Parliament for Ilford North since 2015.
Wes Streeting | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | |
Assumed office 29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Jonathan Ashworth |
Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty | |
In office 9 May 2021 – 29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Shadow Minister for Schools | |
In office 16 October 2020 – 9 May 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Margaret Greenwood |
Succeeded by | Peter Kyle |
Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 9 April 2020 – 16 October 2020 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Lyn Brown |
Succeeded by | Abena Oppong-Asare |
Member of Parliament for Ilford North | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Lee Scott |
Majority | 5,198 (10.4%) |
53rd President of the National Union of Students | |
In office 1 July 2008 – 10 June 2010 | |
Preceded by | Gemma Tumelty |
Succeeded by | Aaron Porter |
Personal details | |
Born | Wesley Paul William Streeting 21 January 1983 Stepney, London, England |
Political party | Labour |
Domestic partner | Joe Dancey |
Residence | Redbridge, London |
Education | Westminster City School |
Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Website | www |
He served as Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty from May to November 2021, as Shadow Minister for Schools from 2020 to 2021, and as Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from April to October 2020. He was also president of the National Union of Students, and Deputy Leader of Redbridge London Borough Council.[1]
References change
- ↑ Pickard, Jim; Parker, George (2022-05-19). "Is Wes Streeting the saviour Labour desperately needs?". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-02-08.