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Shabana Mahmood

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Shabana Mahmood
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAlex Chalk
Shadow cabinet positions
2015–2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Shadow Lord Chancellor
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded bySteve Reed
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator
In office
9 May 2021 – 4 September 2023
DeputyConor McGinn (2021–2022)
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byAngela Rayner
Succeeded byPat McFadden
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 May 2015 – 14 September 2015
LeaderHarriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded byChris Leslie
Succeeded bySeema Malhotra
Junior shadow portfolios
2010–2015
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
7 October 2013 – 8 May 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byChris Leslie
Succeeded byAlison McGovern
Shadow Minister for Higher Education
In office
7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byIain Wright
Succeeded byLiam Byrne
Shadow Minister for Prisons
In office
8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byAlan Duncan
Succeeded byDavid Hanson
Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Ladywood
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byClare Short
Majority28,582 (67.9%)
Personal details
Born (1980-09-17) 17 September 1980 (age 44)
Small Heath, United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
WebsiteOfficial website

Shabana Mahmood (born 17 September 1980) is a British politician and barrister who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. She is currently serving as the Secretary of State for Justice since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has served in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from September 2023 until July 2024. She previously served as Campaign Co-ordinator from 2021 to 2023, and briefly as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. Adetunji, Jo; Tran, Mark (2010-05-07). "General election 2010: first female Muslim MPs elected". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-08.