Angela Rayner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Oliver Dowden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Michael Gove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 4 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tom Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David Heyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 6,791 (19.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Angela Bowen 28 March 1980 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Mark Rayner
(m. 2010; sep. 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner(s) | Neil Batty (1995–2005) Sam Tarry (2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Avondale High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Stockport College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angela Rayner (née Bowen; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2024. She has been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left.
Rayner was born and raised in Stockport, where she attended the comprehensive Avondale School. She left school aged 16 whilst pregnant and without any qualifications. She later trained in social care at Stockport College and worked for the local council as a care worker. She eventually became a trade union representative within Unison, during which time she joined the Labour Party. She was selected to contest Ashton‑under‑Lyne in 2014 and was elected for the seat at the 2015 general election. From 2016 until 2020, Rayner held several Shadow Cabinet under Jeremy Corbyn. She successfully stood for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party in 2020, and held further Shadow Cabinet positions under Keir Starmer.
Following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election, Rayner entered government and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Starmer in his government. Rayner's strong support base and potential as a future leader led to the New Statesman ranking her as the eighth most powerful person in British left-wing politics for 2023.[2]
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