Diane Abbott Politician

Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987, when she became the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons. In 2010, Abbott became Shadow Public Health Minister after unsuccessfully standing for election as leader of the Labour Party but was removed in a reshuffle three years later.

Personal facts

Diane Abbott
Birth dateSeptember 27, 1953
Birth place
London , Paddington
Education
Newnham College Cambridge

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Politician

office
Member of Parliament
for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
party
Labour Party (UK)

Diane Abbott on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://thethirdestate.net/2010/09/an-interview-with-diane-abbott
  2. http://www.dianeabbott.org.uk
  3. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/diane-abbott-you-ask-the-questions-1892291.html
  4. http://yourdemocracy.newstatesman.com/profile/diane-abbott