Ed Miliband
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Ed Miliband is a British politician and the leader of the opposition Labour Party since September 2010. He is MP for Doncaster North. [1]
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.[2] 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.[3] Ed Miliband is the former partner of Liz Lloyd, a close adviser to Tony Blair.[4] He now lives with environmental lawyer Justine Thornton with whom he has two sons, Daniel and Samuel.[5]
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.[6]
In May 2005 he was elected Labour MP for Doncaster North.[7]
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.[8] He is in favour of nuclear power, the replacement of Trident and doesn't believe that an investigation into the Iraq war is necessary.[9]
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.[10]
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.' [11]
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.
- ↑ '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.
