Mary Creagh
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Mary Creagh FCIL MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
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In office 5 November 2014 – 12 September 2015 |
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| Leader |
Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Diane Abbott |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 5 November 2014 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Maria Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Michael Dugher |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
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In office 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Hilary Benn |
| Succeeded by | Maria Eagle |
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Member of Parliament for Wakefield |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | David Hinchliffe |
| Majority | 2,613 (6%) |
| Labour Group Leader of the Islington Council | |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Derek Sawyer |
| Succeeded by | Catherine West |
| Member of the Islington Council for Highbury West |
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In office 7 May 1998 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Theresa Debono |
| Personal details | |
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Mary Helen Creagh 2 December 1967 Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Adrian Pulham |
| Children | 1 daughter 1 son |
| Alma mater |
Pembroke College, Oxford London School of Economics |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Mary Helen Creagh (born 2 December 1967) is a British Labour politician who has represented Wakefield as its Member of Parliament (MP) since 2005.
In 2010 Creagh was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, before becoming Shadow Secretary of State for Transport in 2013. In November 2014 she was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
On 14 May 2015, Creagh announced she would run for Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election resulting from Ed Miliband's resignation, although she later withdrew her candidacy.
Of Irish descent, Creagh was born in Coventry, where her father was a car factory worker and her mother a primary school teacher. She was educated at the Bishop Ullathorne Comprehensive School in Coventry and read Modern Languages at Pembroke College, Oxford where she graduated as MA (Oxon). After pursuing European Studies at the London School of Economics (PhD), a fluent French and Italian speaker, Creagh has been elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (FCIL).
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