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Harriet Harman

Personal data
Date of birth30 July 1950(age 65)
Place of birthMarylebone, London, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseJack Dromey (1982 � present)
RelationsJohn B. Harman (father, deceased); The Earl of Longford
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
ResidenceHerne Hill, London, UK
Alma materUniversity of York
ProfessionSolicitor
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
Assumed office8 October 2010
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byJack Straw
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Assumed office7 October 2010
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byIvan Lewis
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
In office8 October 2010 - 7 October 2011
LeaderEd Miliband
Succeeded byIvan Lewis
Preceded byDouglas Alexander
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Assumed office24 June 2007
LeaderGordon Brown
Ed Miliband
Preceded byJohn Prescott
Leader of the Opposition
In office11 May 2010 - 25 September 2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime ministerDavid Cameron
Succeeded byEd Miliband
Preceded byDavid Cameron
Labour Party Chair
Assumed office24 June 2007
LeaderGordon Brown
Ed Miliband
Preceded byHazel Blears
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal
In office28 June 2007 - 11 May 2010
Prime ministerGordon Brown
Succeeded bySir George Young
Preceded byJack Straw
Minister for Women and Equality
In office28 June 2007 - 11 May 2010
Prime ministerGordon Brown
Succeeded byTheresa May (Women and Equalities)
Preceded byRuth Kelly (Women)

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Harriet Ruth Harman QC (Hon.) (born 30 July 1950) is a British Labour Party politician, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Camberwell and Peckham, and was MP for the predecessor

Peckham constituency from 1982 to 1997. She was the interim Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 11 May to 25 September 2010, until Ed Miliband took over the role.

In 2007, she was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and served in the Cabinet as Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, and Minister for Women and Equality from 2007 to 2010. Following the resignation of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister and Labour Leader on 11 May 2010 following his failure to win the general election (which ended in a hung parliament) five days earlier, Harman became interim Party Leader and interim Leader of the Opposition. She served in both roles until the Labour Party elected Ed Miliband Leader.

Miliband appointed her Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. She will act as stand-in Leader during Prime Minister's Questions, when Miliband is away and gets to engage during Deputy Prime Minister's Questions with current Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. She is the current female MP with the longest period of continuous service in the House of Commons.


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