Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson | |||||||||
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2026 | |||||||||
| Minister for Women and Equalities | |||||||||
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer Andy Burnham | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Kemi Badenoch | ||||||||
| Chair of the Labour Party | |||||||||
| Assumed office 27 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Leader | Andy Burnham | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Anna Turley | ||||||||
| Secretary of State for Education | |||||||||
| In office 5 July 2024 – 20 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Gillian Keegan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lucy Powell | ||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South | |||||||||
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||
| Majority | 7,168 (17.9%) | ||||||||
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| Born | Bridget Maeve Phillipson 19 December 1983 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | ||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Education | Hertford College, Oxford (MA) | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
Bridget Maeve Phillipson (born 19 December 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010. She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer in 2021. Before this, she served as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2020 to 2021.
On 9 September 2025, Phillipson put her name forward as a candidate for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. She lost the election to Lucy Powell on 25 October 2025.
In July 2026, Prime Minister Andy Burnham named Phillipson to be the Minister for Women and Equalities in his cabinet. Burnham also named Phillipson as Chair of the Labour Party.
References
- ↑ Thomson, Rachel Sylvester. "Is Bridget Phillipson Labour's rising star?". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ Crerar, Pippa (9 September 2025). "Phillipson the frontrunner as six female Labour MPs enter deputy leader race". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ Elgot, Jessica (2025-09-11). "Phillipson and Powell confirmed as final contenders in Labour deputy race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Lucy Powell elected Labour's deputy leader". BBC News. 25 October 2025. Archived from the original on 26 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2026". GOV.UK. 2026-07-20. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
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