Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock | |||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Wales | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 July 2026 | |||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Andy Burnham | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jo Stevens | ||||||||||
| Minister of State for Care | |||||||||||
| In office 8 July 2024 – 20 July 2026 | |||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Helen Whately | ||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Aberafan Maesteg Aberavon (2015–2024) | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hywel Francis | ||||||||||
| Majority | 10,354 (29.0%) | ||||||||||
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Denmark | |||||||||||
| In role 3 October 2011 – 28 June 2015 | |||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sólrun Løkke Rasmussen | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sólrun Løkke Rasmussen | ||||||||||
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| Born | Stephen Nathan Kinnock 1 January 1970 Tredegar, Wales | ||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Signature | File:Stephen Kinnock signature.svg | ||||||||||
| Website | stephenkinnock | ||||||||||
Stephen Nathan Kinnock (born 1 January 1970) is a British politician who has been the Secretary of State for Wales since 2026. He is a member of the Labour Party. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberafan Maesteg, formerly Aberavon, since 2015.
Kinnock is the husband of the former Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt. They are married in 1996.
His father, Neil Kinnock, is a former Leader of the Labour Party and was also a European commissioner and Vice President of the European Commission. His mother, Glenys Kinnock, formerly served as a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP).