Nick Thomas-Symonds
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Nick Thomas-Symonds MP FRHistS |
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| Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
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Assumed office 9 October 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jo Stevens |
| Shadow Employment Minister | |
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In office 11 January 2016 – 27 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Shadow Pensions Minister | |
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In office 17 September 2015 – 11 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Gregg McClymont |
| Succeeded by | Angela Rayner |
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Member of Parliament for Torfaen |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Murphy |
| Majority | 8,169 (21.5%) |
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26 May 1980 Blaenavon, Torfaen |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Nelson |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds, FRHistS (born 1980) is a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and academic. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torfaen since May 2015. Before entering Parliament, he was a chancery and commercial barrister at Civitas Law. Author of "Attlee: A Life in Politics". Author of "Nye: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan."
Thomas-Symonds was born in Panteg Hospital, Griffithstown, Torfaen, and was brought up in Blaenavon. He attended St. Felix R.C. Primary School, Blaenavon, and St. Alban's R.C. High School, Pontypool. He then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford between 1998 and 2001.
In October 2004, Thomas-Symonds was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn. He was a barrister specialising in chancery and commercial law, and received numerous accolades for his work. In December 2009, he was awarded a "Red Bag" by Leading Counsel for his work. By 2011, he was already noted as 'a great asset' as a junior in the Court of Appeal by the Legal 500. He regularly featured in Chambers and Partners as a “Leader in the Field” and was identified as a "rising star on the Wales and Chester [legal] circuit". In Chambers and Partners 2016 he was described as “absolutely brilliant”.
Thomas-Symonds was appointed a college tutor at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, at the age of 21 and became Lecturer in Politics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, teaching British Politics and Government since 1900; Modern British Government and Politics; Government and Politics of Europe; and Government and Politics of the United States. He taught for other Oxford colleges, including Harris Manchester College. He also taught US Politics on the Oxford Department of Continuing Education’s 'Foundations of Diplomacy' course. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2012.
Thomas-Symonds was selected as prospective Labour parliamentary candidate for Torfaen on 7 March 2015 and subsequently won the seat in the General Election on 7 May 2015. He made his maiden speech on 28 May 2015, without notes. Chris Bryant MP said he had delivered the speech “with panache”.
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