Ed Miliband

The Right Honourable

Ed Miliband

MP
The Right Honourable; Ed Miliband; MP
	Official portrait, 2026
Foreign Secretary
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 July 2026
Prime Minister	Andy Burnham
Preceded by	Yvette Cooper
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 25 September 2010 – 8 May 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Deputy	Harriet Harman
Preceded by	Harriet Harman
Succeeded by	Harriet Harman
Leader of the Labour Party
	In office; 25 September 2010 – 8 May 2015
Deputy	Harriet Harman
Preceded by	Gordon Brown
Succeeded by	Jeremy Corbyn
Prime Minister
Prior ministerial offices;
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
	In office; 5 July 2024 – 20 July 2026
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Claire Coutinho
Succeeded by	Miatta Fahnbulleh
	In office; 3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Chris Huhne
Minister for the Cabinet Office; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Hilary Armstrong
Succeeded by	Liam Byrne
Minister for the Third Sector
	In office; 6 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Phil Woolas
Succeeded by	Phil Hope
Leader
Shadow Cabinet posts
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
	In office; 29 November 2021 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Barry Gardiner
Succeeded by	Claire Coutinho
	In office; 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader	Harriet Harman (acting)
Preceded by	Greg Clark
Succeeded by	Meg Hillier
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	In office; 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Rebecca Long-Bailey
Succeeded by	Jonathan Reynolds
Member of Parliament; for Doncaster North
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Kevin Hughes
Majority	9,126 (29.4%)
Personal details
Born	Edward Samuel Miliband; 24 December 1969 (age 56); Fitzrovia, London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Justine Thornton (m. 2011)
Children	2
Parents	Ralph Miliband; Marion Kozak;
Relatives	David Miliband (brother)
Education	Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA); London School of Economics (MSc)
Signature	File:Signature of Ed Miliband.svg
Website	edmiliband.org.uk
	Miliband's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 24 November 2013

Edward Samuel Miliband MP (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who has been the Foreign Secretary since 2026 during the government of Andy Burnham. He was the leader of the Labour Party and of the Official Opposition. He is also the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Doncaster North. He was elected Labour Party leader in 2010.

Early life

He was born in University College Hospital, Bloomsbury, London and raised in Primrose Hill. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. He is the younger son of the Marxist thinker Ralph Miliband. At the London School of Economics, he obtained a Master's degree in Economics, and then became an advisor to Labour politicians such as Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown.

Political career

At the 2005 general election, he was elected to be the MP for Doncaster North. His first job in government was as the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which he took up on October 3, 2008 and remained as until Labour lost the 2010 General Election.

In September 2010, he defeated his brother David Miliband by a small number of votes to become leader of the Labour Party.

He resigned as leader in May 2015 after Labour lost to the Conservative Party in the General election. Jeremy Corbyn replaced him.

Following Labour's landslide victory in the 2024 general election, Miliband was appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero by Starmer. He was among several ministers under Blair and Brown to be appointed to Starmer's cabinet.

After Andy Burnham was appointed by King Charles III to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on 20 July 2026, Burnham appointmented Miliband as Foreign Secretary. With Miliband's appointment as Foreign Secretary, he and his brother, David Miliband, became the first pair of brothers in modern British history to have both held the office.

Notes

↑ Harriet Harman acted from 11 May to 25 September 2010
↑ Harriet Harman acted from 8 May to 12 September 2015
↑ Energy and Climate Change (2008–2010)
↑ Energy and Climate Change (11 May 2010 to 8 October 2010); Climate Change and Net Zero (29 November 2021 to 4 September 2023).
↑ As Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Office vacant between 14 July 2016 and 29 November 2021.

References

↑ "Ed Miliband". Desert Island Discs. 24 November 2013. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
↑ "Ed Miliband is new Labour leader". BBC News. 25 September 2010.
↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2026" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
↑ "Ed Miliband replaces Cooper as foreign secretary". BBC News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
↑ "John Healey made Chancellor and Ed Miliband Foreign Secretary in Burnham cabinet". ITV News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
↑ "Healey appointed chancellor and Miliband becomes foreign secretary as Burnham picks cabinet". BBC News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
↑ "Healey appointed as chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Mahmood remains home secretary as Burnham picks cabinet". The Guardian. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
↑ "Burnham plots Ed Miliband Foreign Office shake-up as he readies day-one policy blitz". The Independent. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

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[1] Harriet Harman acted from 11 May to 25 September 2010

[2] Harriet Harman acted from 8 May to 12 September 2015

[3] Energy and Climate Change (2008–2010)

[4] Energy and Climate Change (11 May 2010 to 8 October 2010); Climate Change and Net Zero (29 November 2021 to 4 September 2023).

[5] As Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Office vacant between 14 July 2016 and 29 November 2021.

[BBC-b03j8srb-6] "Ed Miliband". Desert Island Discs. 24 November 2013. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[7] "Ed Miliband is new Labour leader". BBC News. 25 September 2010.

[8] "Ministerial Appointments: July 2026" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

[9] "Ed Miliband replaces Cooper as foreign secretary". BBC News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

[10] "John Healey made Chancellor and Ed Miliband Foreign Secretary in Burnham cabinet". ITV News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

[BBC2026-11] "Healey appointed chancellor and Miliband becomes foreign secretary as Burnham picks cabinet". BBC News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

[Guardian2026-12] "Healey appointed as chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Mahmood remains home secretary as Burnham picks cabinet". The Guardian. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

[Independent2026-13] "Burnham plots Ed Miliband Foreign Office shake-up as he readies day-one policy blitz". The Independent. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.