Ed Miliband
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Ed Miliband is a British politician who has been the MP for Doncaster North since 2005. From 2010 to 2015 he was the leader of the Labour Party but resigned after losing the election by 99 seats to the Conservative Party.[1] [2]
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Biography
Ed Miliband, full name Edward Samuel Miliband, was born on December 24, 1969, London. He is the son of the late Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband and Marion Kozak. He is the younger brother of David Miliband.[3] In September 2010 the brothers fought a Labour leadership contest that saw Ed narrowly win after four rounds of voting, with support from 50.654% of the electoral college.
He holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a BA from Oxford University. In 2003 he was a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University and also a Visiting Scholar at the Center for European Studies.[4] Ed Miliband is the former partner of Liz Lloyd, a close adviser to Tony Blair.[5] He now lives with environmental lawyer Justine Thornton with whom he has two sons, Daniel and Samuel.[6]
New Labour
Ed Miliband was an adviser to the Chancellor Gordon Brown while Labour held office and was also an adviser to Harriet Harman when they were in opposition.[7]
In May 2005 he was elected Labour MP for Doncaster North.[8]
Ed Miliband voted in favour of the Terrorism Bill - 09/11/2005, which, if passed, would have extended the maximum period for police detention of a terrorist suspect without charge to 90 days. The government's bill was defeated, with 49 Labour MPs rebelling. Ed Miliband also voted in favour for the introduction of ID cards.[9] He is in favour of nuclear power, the replacement of Trident and doesn't believe that an investigation into the Iraq war is necessary.[10]
In June 2007, Ed Miliband was appointed Cabinet Office Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Gordon Brown's first cabinet as prime minister. His brother, David Miliband, was also appointed to cabinet, as Foreign Secretary. They were the first pair of brothers to sit in the Cabinet for nearly 80 years.[11]
Ed Miliband later held the position of Secretary of State for Climate Change between 2008 and 2010. He led the British delegation to the Copenhagen summit.Since becoming Labour leader he has stressed that 'tackling climate change is a central task for Britain and the world, and an issue that will be at the heart of his leadership of the Labour Party now and in the future.' [12]
Donations
In the months after the 2010 General Election Miliband received donations from two of Labour's biggest donors. Trade unions GMB and Unite donated £28,000.00 and £100,000.00 to the Labour leader in July and August.
In June 2011 Miliband received £34,712.00 from businessman and TV personality Lord Alan Sugar of Clapton.[13]
Meetings with donors
In order to provide the Labour Party with greater transparency, Miliband agreed to release a list of all meetings with donors and trade union general secretaries in his office or at his home who have given more that £7,500.00.
25 September 2010-31 December 2013
- Nigel Doughty - 4 November 2010, 24 March 2011, 6 September 2011, 19 November 2011
- John Hannett (USDAW) - 7 December 2010, 4 April 2011, 27 June 2011, 13 September 2011, 7 March 2012, 21 November 2012, 27 November 2013, 17 December 2013
- Dave Prentis (Unison) - 15 December 2010, 3 March 2011, 25 July 2011, 10 November 2011, 21 February 2012, 4 March 2013, 25 October 2013, 17 December 2013
- Len McCluskey (UNITE) - 5 January 2011, 3 March 2011, 4 April 2011, 16 May 2011, 20 June 2011, 2 September 2011, 10 November 2011, 6 February 2012, 4 March 2013, 6 June 2013, 16 July 2013, 4 December 2013, 17 December 2013
- Paul Kenny (GMB) - 13 January 2011, 3 March 2011, 4 April 2011, 26 April 2011, 22 July 2011, 10 November 2011, 3 September 2012, 4 March 2013, 18 June 2013, 5 September 2013, 25 October 2013, 17 December 2013
- Lord Bhattacharyya - 17 January 2011
- Henry Tinsley (Betterworld Ltd) - 2 February 2011
- Lord Alan Sugar - 3 February 2011
- Kevin McGrath - 16 February 2011
- Michael Leahy (Community) - 9 March, 4 April 2011, 7 March 2012, 6 March 2013, 17 December 2013
- Andrew Rosenfeld - 29 March 2011, 22 July 2011, 27 October 2011, 16 December 2011, 20 January 2012, 1 March 2012, 26 April 2012, 25 March 2013, 3 October 2013
- Graham Jones - 29 March 2011, 24 October 2012
- Lord Waheed Alli (BM Creative Management Ltd) - 29 March 2011, 30 January 2013
- Gerry Doherty (TSSA) - 4 April 2011
- Billy Hayes (CWU) - 4 April 2011, 14 March 2012, 4 March 2013, 17 June 2013, 18 November 2013, 17 December 2013
- Ken Livingstone - 17 May 2011, 14 July 2011, 20 September 2011, 23 March 2012, 17 April 2012, 12 December 2012 (Silveta)
- George Guy (UCATT) - 28 June 2011
- George Iacobescu (Canary Wharf plc) - 14 July 2011
- Dr Assem Allam - 9 February 2012
- Michael Stephenson (Co-op Party) - 11 April 2012
- Steve Murphy (UCATT) - 10 May 2012, 2 September 2013
- Bryan and Gloria Davies (Political Animal Lobby Ltd) - 17 May 2012, 20 May 2013
- Manuel Cortes (TSSA) - 23 May 2012, 6 September 2013, 17 December 2013
- Mick Whelan (Aslef) - 13 June 2012, 13 June 2013
- David Blunkett MP - 10 July 2012, 3 July 2013, 17 July 2013
- Sir William Haughey - 18 October 2012
- Mohammed Sarwar (United Wholesale Ltd) - 18 October 2012
- Tom Lynch - 31 October 2012
- Lord Gulam Noon - 1 March 2013, 19 November 2013, 28 November 2013
- Sir David Garrard - 1 March 2013, 6 September 2013
- Lord Charles Falconer - 11 March 2013 and 'on several other occasions'
- John Mills - 1 May 2013
- Toni Mascolo - 13 May 2013
- Bill Thomas - 11 June 2013
- Martin Taylor - 3 July 2013
- Dan Doctoroff (CEO), Bloomberg - 17 July 2013
- Derek Tullett - 2 October 2013
- Keith Anderson (CEO), Scottish Power - 16 October 2013[14]
Advisers
Former advisers
- Sonia Sodha. Now a senior associate at Westminster Policy Institute.[15]
Related Articles
'Ed Miliband - Details of Key Votes', The Guardian, http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/howtheyvoted/0,,-8711,00.html
External Links
- Labour Party http://www.labour.org.uk
- Ed Miliband MP http://www.edmilibandmp.com/
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/ed_miliband
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/edmiliband
References
- ↑ Ed Miliband biography, accessed 10 November 2010.
- ↑ BBC News Election results, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ 'In the House of the Rising Sons', The Guardian, 28/02/2004.
- ↑ Cabinet Office Website, 06/02/2007, [1] archived webpage, accessed 10 November 2010.
- ↑ 'The Labour Machine: An Insiders' Guide', The Independent, 08/06/2007.
- ↑ Ed Miliband biography, accessed 10 November 2010.
- ↑ James Kirkup, 'Left-winger Pleads for a Contest, Not a Coronation', The Scotsman, 15/05/2007.
- ↑ See Miliband's biography on the Cabinet Office Website, 06/02/2007.
- ↑ 'Details of key Votes', The Guardian
- ↑ The Public Whip, 'Voting Record - Edward Miliband MP, Doncaster North', http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Edward_Miliband&mpc=Doncaster+North
- ↑ 'The Cabinet', BBC website
- ↑ Ed Miliband biography, accessed 10 November 2010.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation search, accessed 9 March 2015
- ↑ Labour, Ed Miliband meetings, accessed 4 March 2015
- ↑ Westminster Policy Institute Sonia Sodha, accessed 15 April 2015.
