Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer | |
|---|---|
 Keir Starmer in 2017 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Deputy | Angela Rayner |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2020 | |
| Deputy | Angela Rayner |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | |
| In office 6 October 2016 – 4 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Dobson |
| Majority | 27,763 (48.9%) |
| Director of Public Prosecutions | |
| In office 1 November 2008 – 1 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Alison Saunders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keir Rodney Starmer 2 September 1962 Southwark, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Alexander (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Reigate Grammar School, Reigate, Surrey |
| Alma mater |
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| Website | Official website |
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer KCB KC MP (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician who has served as leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. Since 2015 he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras, a constituency of the UK Parliament in Inner London. He has been re-elected as the constituency's MP in the 2017 general election, and 2019 general election.
Starmer was the Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet. He was Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 2008 to 2013.[1]
In January 2020, Starmer announced his candidacy for Labour Leader in the 2020 election.[2] On 4 April 2020, Starmer was elected as leader of the Labour Party, and as the Labour had the second most number of seats in the House of Commons, this made him the Leader of the Opposition.[3] He was elected as leader of the Labour Party in the first round of voting using the single transferable vote (stv) method of voting. Starmer won with 275,780 votes (56.2%). He got 40,417 (53.13%) of the affiliates vote, 225,135 (56.07%) of the Labour Party members vote, and 10,228 (78.64%) of the registered supporters vote.[4]
Personal Life[change | change source]
Starmer is an atheist,[5] but has said that he "does believe in faith", and its power to bring people together. His wife, Victoria Alexander, is Jewish, and their two children are brought up in Jewish faith.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Bates, Stephen (31 July 2008). Viner, Katharine (ed.). "Profile: Keir Starmer QC". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ↑ "Labour leadership: Sir Keir Starmer enters race". BBC News. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ↑ "Keir Starmer Elected as new Labour leader". BBC News. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "Leadership and Deputy Leadership election 2020 - Results". The Labour Party. 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Rhiannon (2021-04-11). "Keir Starmer: I may not believe in god, but I do believe in faith". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Harpin, Lee (16 November 2020). Simons, Jake Wallis (ed.). "Starmer: Our kids are being brought up to know their Jewish backgrounds". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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