1. Ellie Reeves previously served as Shadow Solicitor General from April 2020 to December 2021 and Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation from 2021 to 2023.
12 Facts About Ellie Reeves
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Eleanor Ellie Reeves was born on 11 December 1980 in Lewisham, the daughter of teachers Graham and Sally Ellie Reeves.
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Ellie Reeves grew up in Sydenham and was educated at Adamsrill Primary School and Cator Park Secondary School.
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Ellie Reeves then studied law at St Catherine's College, Oxford, graduating with a bachelor's degree.
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Ellie Reeves joined the Labour Party at 15, chaired the Oxford University Labour Club in 2001 and was National Chair of Labour Students from 2002 to 2003.
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Ellie Reeves was returned to the governing body in subsequent elections, and served as Vice-Chair from 2015 to 2016, until she was defeated by Momentum in 2016.
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Ellie Reeves later served as vice-chair of the London Labour Party.
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Ellie Reeves was selected as the Labour candidate for Lewisham West and Penge in April 2017, chosen over a left-wing Momentum activist.
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Ellie Reeves was appointed to the opposition front bench as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Kate Osamor, Shadow International Development Secretary, in March 2018.
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On 9 April 2020, Ellie Reeves was re-appointed to the opposition front bench as Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales.
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In July 2024, Ellie Reeves was appointed as Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without Portfolio with attendance at Cabinet.
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Ellie Reeves is married to John Cryer, who was a Labour MP from 1997 to 2005 and from 2010 to 2024.