Jeremy Corbyn
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The Right Honourable Jeremy Corbyn MP |
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Corbyn in 2016
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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Assumed office 12 September 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Deputy | Tom Watson |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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Assumed office 12 September 2015 |
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| Deputy | Tom Watson |
| Preceded by | Ed Miliband |
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Member of Parliament for Islington North |
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Assumed office 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Michael O'Halloran |
| Majority | 21,194 (43.0%) |
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Jeremy Bernard Corbyn 26 May 1949 Chippenham, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) |
Jane Chapman (m. 1974–79) Claudia Bracchitta (m. 1987–99) Laura Álvarez (m. 2013) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Residence | Islington, North London |
| Alma mater | North London Polytechnic |
| Website | Official website |
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (/ˈkɔːrbɪn/; born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who was elected Leader of the Labour Party in 2015, and hence Leader of the Opposition. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983. Ideologically, he identifies as a democratic socialist.
Born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, Corbyn attended Adams' Grammar School and later North London Polytechnic, leaving without a degree. Before entering politics he worked as a representative for various trade unions. His political career began when he was elected to Haringey Council in 1974; he later became Secretary of Hornsey Constituency Labour Party, and continued in both roles until he entered the House of Commons as MP for Islington North.
As a backbench MP he was known for activism and rebelliousness, frequently voting against the Labour whip, including when the party was in government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. As Labour leader, Corbyn advocates reversing austerity cuts to public services and welfare funding made since 2010, and proposes renationalisation of public utilities and the railways. A longstanding anti-war and anti-nuclear activist, Corbyn supports a foreign policy of military non-interventionism and unilateral nuclear disarmament. He was the national chair of the Stop the War Coalition and a member of the Socialist Campaign Group until his election as leader of the Labour Party.
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