Lucy Powell
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Lucy Powell MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
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In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing |
Nicky Morgan Justine Greening |
| Preceded by | Tristram Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Pat Glass |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
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In office 5 November 2014 – 13 September 2015 |
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| Leader |
Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Shadowing |
Francis Maude Matthew Hancock |
| Preceded by | Michael Dugher |
| Succeeded by | Tom Watson |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Central |
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Assumed office 15 November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Lloyd |
| Majority | 21,639 (47.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Lucy Maria Powell 10 October 1974 Manchester, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Children | 2 children |
| Alma mater |
Somerville College, Oxford King's College London |
| Website | lucypowell |
Lucy Maria Powell (born 10 October 1974) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central. She was first elected at the Manchester Central by-election in November 2012.
In September 2015 she was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, but formed part of the mass resignation in June 2016.
Powell was born in Moss Side. She attended Beaver Road Primary School and Parrs Wood High School in the suburb of Didsbury, and then studied for A-levels at Xaverian College. She read chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford and King's College London, gaining a Bachelor of Science (BSc).
Powell joined the Labour Party at the age of 15.
Powell began her career working as a parliamentary assistant for Beverley Hughes MP after having worked at the Labour Party Headquarters in Millbank Tower during the 1997 general election campaign.
She joined the pro-Euro and pro-EU Treaty pressure group Britain in Europe (BiE) originally in a public relations role and later as head of regional campaigning. She later replaced Simon Buckby as Campaign Director of BiE and in this capacity she worked with Chris Patten, Neil Kinnock, Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander.
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