12 Facts About Stephanie Peacock

Stephanie Louise Peacock was born on 1986 and is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Barnsley East since 2017.

Stephanie Louise Peacock was born in 1986 in Birmingham, England.

Stephanie Peacock obtained a degree in history from Queen Mary University of London, and a master's degree from the Institute of Education, University College London.

At the 2015 general election, Stephanie Peacock unsuccessfully stood as the Labour Party candidate in the marginal seat of Halesowen and Rowley Regis in the West Midlands, where she was defeated by the Conservative incumbent James Morris.

Stephanie Peacock was elected at the 2017 general election and re-elected in 2019.

In Parliament, Stephanie Peacock has served on the International Trade Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.

Stephanie Peacock resigned on 14 March 2019 after defying the whip to vote against an amendment calling for a second Brexit referendum.

Stephanie Peacock has had two key campaigns thus far, changing the maximum sentences for death by dangerous driving from fourteen years to life and reforming the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to get more money for retired miners.

In January 2020 Stephanie Peacock joined Labour's Shadow Cabinet Office team as the Shadow Minister responsible for the Veterans' Office and Procurement.

Stephanie Peacock endorsed Lisa Nandy in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.

On 14 May 2021, Stephanie Peacock was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Veterans following a reshuffle.

In 2013 it was reported that Stephanie Peacock was in a relationship with Tom Watson MP, then Deputy Chair of the National Executive Committee.