Ellie Reeves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 July 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Andy Burnham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Lord Hermer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 September 2025 – 20 July 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lucy Rigby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anneliese Dodds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anna Turley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister without Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Richard Holden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anna Turley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and East Dulwich Lewisham West and Penge (2017–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jim Dowd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 18,397 (39.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Eleanor Claire Reeves 11 December 1980 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Rachel Reeves (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | St Catherine's College, Oxford (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eleanor Claire Reeves (born 11 December 1980) is a British politician who has served as Attorney General for England and Wales
Advocate General for Northern Ireland since 2026. She was Chairperson of the Labour Party and Minister of State without Portfolio from 2024 to 2025. As a member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and East Dulwich, formerly Lewisham West and Penge, since 2017. She used to be Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales from April 2020 until December 2021 and Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation from 2021 until 2023.
On 2 April 2025, Reeves was appointed a Privy Counsellor. She left the cabinet at the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle.
On 27 January 2026, Reeves was appointed a King's Counsel.
