Emily Thornberry

The Right Honourable

Dame Emily Thornberry

DBE MP
Official portrait, 2024
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Assumed office
11 September 2024[1]
Preceded byAlicia Kearns
Member of Parliament
for Islington South and Finsbury
Assumed office
5 May 2005[2]
Preceded byChris Smith
Majority15,455 (36.2%)
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Secretary of State
2021–2024Attorney General
2020–2021International Trade
2017–2020First Secretary of State
2016–2020Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs
2016Exiting the European Union
2016Defence
2011–2014Attorney General
Shadow Minister
2015–2016Employment
2010–2011Social Care
2010Climate Change
Personal details
Born
Emily Anne Thornberry

(1960-07-27) 27 July 1960
Guildford, Surrey, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
Christopher Nugee
​
(m. 1991)​
Children3
Parents
  • Cedric Thornberry
  • Sallie Thornberry
Alma materUniversity of Kent (LLB)
SignatureFile:Emily Thornberry signature.png
Websitewww.emilythornberry.com

Emily Anne Thornberry MP (born 27 July 1960) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington South and Finsbury since the 2005 general election.[3] She was the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Shadow First Secretary of State under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

In December 2019, Thornberry launched her leadership campaign for the 2020 Labour Party leadership race.[4][5] She was eliminated from the race on February 14, 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Emily Thornberry elected as Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee ".
  2. ↑ "Ms Emily Thornberry (Hansard)".
  3. ↑ "Labour's Emily Thornberry quits over 'snobby' tweet". BBC News. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Mason, Rowena (2019-12-18). "Emily Thornberry throws her hat into ring for Labour leadership". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  5. ↑ "Thornberry enters Labour leadership race". 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-18.

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