Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Eagle DBE (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallasey since 1992. Eagle was born in Yorkshire and studied PPE at the University of Oxford, before working for the CBI and then a trade union.
Angela Eagle DBE MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society | |
| In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Rosie Winterton |
| Succeeded by | Steve Webb |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 29 June 2007 – 8 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Phillip Oppenheim |
| Succeeded by | Kitty Ussher |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 28 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Filkin |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security | |
| In office 28 July 1998 – 7 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Keith Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Wicks |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions | |
| In office 6 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alan Meale |
| Member of Parliament for Wallasey | |
| Assumed office 9 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Lynda Chalker |
| Majority | 18,322 (39.4%) |
| Shadow cabinet portfolios | |
| 2015–2016 | Shadow First Secretary of State |
| 2015–2016 | Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills |
| 2011–2015 | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
| 2010–2011 | Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1961 Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Domestic partner | Maria Exall |
| Relatives | Maria Eagle (sister) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford (BA) |
| Signature | |
| Website | www |
Eagle served as the Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society from June 2009 until May 2010. Eagle was elected to the Shadow Cabinet in October 2010 and was appointed by Ed Miliband to be Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
In October 2011, she was appointed Shadow Leader of the House of Commons when Miliband reshuffled his Shadow Cabinet. She was appointed as both Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in September 2015 in Jeremy Corbyn's first Shadow Cabinet. She resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in June 2016. Eagle announced a leadership challenge to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on 11 July 2016, but eight days later she withdrew leaving Owen Smith to challenge Corbyn for the leadership.