Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care[1] | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing | Jeremy Hunt Matt Hancock |
| Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 14 September 2015 – 7 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jon Trickett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Gwynne |
| Deputy Chair of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Tom Watson |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester South | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Soulsby |
| Majority | 22,675 (45.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1978 Salford, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Emilie Oldknow (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Website | Official website  |
Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth (born 14 October 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He has been a Member of Parliament for Leicester South since 2011, and is the current Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
He worked as an adviser to Gordon Brown and head of party relations for Ed Miliband.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Health (2016–2018)
- ↑ Troughton, Adrian (21 March 2011). "Labour candidate Ashworth promises to be a 'champion' for city if he wins by-election". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
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