Heidi Alexander
| Heidi Alexander MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Andy Burnham |
| Succeeded by | Diane Abbott |
| Member of Parliament for Lewisham East |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bridget Prentice |
| Majority | 14,333 (33.4%) |
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| Born | 17 April 1975 Swindon, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Martin Ballantyne |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Website | Official website Commons website |
Heidi Alexander (born 17 April 1975)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East since the 2010 general election. She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health on 13 September 2015. She resigned from the shadow cabinet on 26 June 2016.[2]
Early life[edit]
The daughter of an electrician, Heidi Alexander was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, and attended the town's Churchfields Comprehensive School. She is a graduate of Durham University (Grey College, Durham) from where she received a BA in Geography and a Masters in European Urban and Regional Change.[3]
She worked as a researcher for Joan Ruddock MP for six years from 1999. She also worked as the Campaigns Manager for Clothes Aid.[4]
Political career[edit]
Heidi Alexander was elected to Lewisham London Borough Council as a councillor for the Evelyn ward in 2004, and served as Deputy Mayor of Lewisham and Cabinet Member for regeneration from 2006. She was selected as the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Lewisham East in October 2009 and was elected to Parliament in 2010.[5]
She was a member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee and supported Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership in 2010.[6] Early in her parliamentary career she served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mary Creagh MP and from 2012 serves as an Opposition Whip[7] as well as (from December 2013) a Shadow Minister for London. She is the Chair of the APPG on Choice at the End of Life.[8]
On 26th June 2016, Alexander became the first of many Shadow Cabinet ministers to resign and call for a new party leader following the EU referendum result and sacking of Hilary Benn.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.yournextmp.com/candidates/heidi_alexander/
- ^ "Heidi Alexander on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Heidi Alexander". THE HONEYBALL BUZZ.
- ^ "Heidi Alexander". politics.co.uk.
- ^ http://www.labour.org.uk/mp/heidi_alexander/832/
- ^ "Andy Burnham". labour.org.uk.
- ^ http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/heidi-alexander/83154
- ^ "APPG on Choice at the End of Life. Since 2015 she is the Shadow Health Secretary. — Who we are". appg-endoflifechoice.org.uk.
- ^ "Who's staying and who's going in the shadow cabinet?". BBC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- Heidi Alexander official site
- Heidi Alexander Profile at labour.org.uk
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Heidi Alexander Profile at New Statesman
- Heidi Alexander on Twitter
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Bridget Prentice |
Member of Parliament for Lewisham East 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Andy Burnham |
Shadow Secretary of State for Health 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by Diane Abbott |
