Ellie Reeves has been Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation since 2021.
13 Facts About Ellie Reeves
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Ellie Reeves was born in Lewisham, the daughter of teachers, Graham and Sally Reeves, and the sister of fellow Labour MP, Rachel 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 has a bachelor's degree in law from St Catherine's College, Oxford.
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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 left-wing Momentum activists.
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Ellie Reeves was elected for the Labour-held seat of Lewisham West and Penge at the 2017 general election, almost doubling the party's majority.
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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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Ellie Reeves is married to John Cryer MP, Parliamentary Labour Party Chair.
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Ellie Reeves had a son with Cryer in 2015, and another in late 2019.