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[[File:Diane Abbott.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Diane Abbott]][[Diane Abbott]] is a British [[Labour Party]] politician who has been the MP for Stoke Newington and Hackney East since 1987. When Abbott won her local constituency election in 1987 she made history by becoming the first black woman ever elected to the British Parliament. <ref name= "Abbott"> [http://www.dianeabbott.org.uk/about.aspx About Diane], ''dianeabbott.org.uk'', accessed 3 February 2012.</ref>
[[Diane Abbott]] is the Labour MP for Stoke Newington and Hackney East and Shadow Minister for Public Health.<ref>[http://www.dianeabbott.org.uk/about.aspx About Diane], dianeabbott.org.uk, accessed 3 February 2012.</ref>
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In 2010 she was appointed shadow minister for public health <ref name= "Abbott"/> but was removed in a shadow Cabinet reshuffle three years later.
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Abbott was re-elected in the 2015 general election with a majority vote of 24,008. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720 Hackney North & Stoke Newington Parliamentary constituency] ''BBC News'', accessed 21 May 2015 </ref>
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Following new Labour leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s cabinet reshuffle in September 2015, Abbott was appointed shadow minister for international development. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34241395 Who's who in Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet] BBC News, Accessed 16 September 2015</ref>
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==Secretaries and research assistants==
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[[Dana Carlin]] | [[Arron Merat]] | [[Sheyda Monshizadeh-Azar]] | [[Bellavia Ribeiro-Addy]] | [[Ayobami Sanusi]] | [[Jennifer Williams]] <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-01.htm Diane Abbott Members Interests secs and RAs, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 18 April 2016</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm]], member
  
 
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[[Category:Labour Party|Abbott, Diane]][[Category:MP|Abbott, Diane]] [[Category:British Politician|Abbott, Diane]]

Latest revision as of 15:09, 18 April 2016

Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who has been the MP for Stoke Newington and Hackney East since 1987. When Abbott won her local constituency election in 1987 she made history by becoming the first black woman ever elected to the British Parliament. [1]

In 2010 she was appointed shadow minister for public health [1] but was removed in a shadow Cabinet reshuffle three years later.

Abbott was re-elected in the 2015 general election with a majority vote of 24,008. [2]

Following new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's cabinet reshuffle in September 2015, Abbott was appointed shadow minister for international development. [3]

Secretaries and research assistants

Dana Carlin | Arron Merat | Sheyda Monshizadeh-Azar | Bellavia Ribeiro-Addy | Ayobami Sanusi | Jennifer Williams [4]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 About Diane, dianeabbott.org.uk, accessed 3 February 2012.
  2. Hackney North & Stoke Newington Parliamentary constituency BBC News, accessed 21 May 2015
  3. Who's who in Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet BBC News, Accessed 16 September 2015
  4. Diane Abbott Members Interests secs and RAs, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 18 April 2016