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Ed Miliband
NameEd Miliband
CaptionMiliband in 2015
OfficeShadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero
LeaderKeir Starmer
Term start29 November 2021
Office1Leader of the Labour Party
Leader1Himself
Term start125 September 2010
Term end18 May 2015
Predecessor1Harriet Harman (acting)
Successor1Harriet Harman (acting)
Office2Leader of the Opposition
Monarch2Elizabeth II
Primeminister2David Cameron
Term start225 September 2010
Term end28 May 2015
Predecessor2Harriet Harman (acting)
Successor2Harriet Harman (acting)
Office3Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Primeminister3Gordon Brown
Term start33 October 2008
Term end311 May 2010
Predecessor3Position established
Successor3Chris Huhne
Office4Member of Parliament, for Doncaster North
Term start45 May 2005
Predecessor4Kevin Hughes
Majority42,370 (5.6%)
PartyLabour
SpouseJustine Thornton
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford, London School of Economics

Ed Miliband is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Doncaster North since 2005. He rose to prominence as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change under Prime Minister Gordon Brown before being elected Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in 2010. After leading the party to defeat in the 2015 general election, he resigned and later returned to frontline politics under Keir Starmer, serving in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero.

Early life and education

Born on 24 December 1969 in University College Hospital in London, he is the son of the Marxist intellectual Ralph Miliband and Marion Kozak. He attended Haverstock School in Camden before studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was a contemporary of future Conservative politician David Cameron. He later earned a master's degree from the London School of Economics, writing a thesis on the ideas of Karl Marx. His older brother, David Miliband, also became a prominent Labour politician and served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Political career

His early career was spent as a researcher and advisor, working for then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown at HM Treasury. He was elected as the MP for Doncaster North in the 2005 general election. He quickly joined the government as a junior minister at the Cabinet Office under Tony Blair. In 2007, following Blair's resignation and Brown's succession to 10 Downing Street, he was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Leadership of the Labour Party

In October 2008, he was appointed as the inaugural Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, a role in which he represented the United Kingdom at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Following Labour's defeat in the 2010 general election and Brown's resignation, he stood for the party leadership. In a closely contested election against his brother David, he won with the support of key trade unions like Unite the Union and the endorsement of the Fabian Society. His tenure as leader was defined by the opposition to the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government's austerity programme and internal party reforms such as the introduction of registered supporters. The party under his leadership failed to gain a majority in the 2015 election, leading to a victory for David Cameron's Conservatives.

Post-leadership and shadow cabinet roles

After resigning as leader, he remained a backbench MP and became a prominent commentator on issues of economic inequality, co-authoring the book *Go Big: How To Fix Our World*. Following the election of Keir Starmer as Labour leader in 2020, he returned to the frontbench. He initially served as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy before being appointed to the newly created role of Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero in 2021, a position mirroring the government department created by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Political positions and views

He is associated with a soft-left, social democratic tradition within the Labour Party, advocating for what he termed "responsible capitalism". Key policy positions have included support for a net-zero carbon target, a freeze on energy prices, and the abolition of the House of Lords in favor of an elected senate. He was a vocal opponent of the Iraq War and argued for greater devolution of power within the United Kingdom. His political philosophy has been influenced by thinkers such as John Rawls and the tradition of Christian socialism.

Personal life

He is married to environmental lawyer Justine Thornton, with whom he has two sons. The family lives in the London Borough of Camden. He is a supporter of Arsenal F.C. and has spoken publicly about his secular Jewish heritage and the legacy of his father, Ralph Miliband. He has made several appearances on media shows like *The Last Leg* and authored the podcast *Reasons to Be Cheerful*, exploring policy ideas with co-host Geoff Lloyd.

Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Leaders of the Labour Party (UK) Category:Leaders of the Opposition (United Kingdom) Category:Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford