Angela Rayner

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Angela Rayner (2019)

Angela Rayner (born Angela Bowen on March 28, 1980 in Stockport , Greater Manchester ) is a British politician of the Labor Party and has been its deputy chairwoman since April 2020. She succeeded Tom Watson in the office . She has also been a member of the British House of Commons since 2015 .

Life

Angela Ryner attended Avondale School , which she left without a degree because of her first pregnancy. She learned British Sign Language and trained as a nurse. After several years in her profession, she was elected union secretary at UNISON . Shortly afterwards she became a member of the Labor Party. In 2014 Angela Rayner was chosen as a Labor candidate for the upcoming general election. A year later, she won the Ashton-under-Lyne constituency and a mandate that she was able to defend in 2019. In 2016 she was appointed shadow secretary of state for education and has since been considered a possible future party leader. In the 2019 general election, Angela Rayner was appointed shadow minister for pensions and later for women and equality. When Jeremy Corbyn announced his resignation as Labor leader after losing the general election, she was under discussion as a possible successor. Instead, she supported Rebecca Long-Bailey , who could not prevail against Keir Starmer. Angela Rayner was elected as his deputy.

Positions

Angela Rayner counts herself to the left wing of her party. She campaigned for the establishment of a national educational service based on the model of the health service and called for funds for early childhood education to be increased. She rejects a reduction in teachers' salaries because, in her opinion, it would reduce the number of newcomers.

Private

Angela Rayner has been married to a UNISON trade unionist since 2010 and has three children. She had her first child, Ryan, when she was 16 years old.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who is deputy Labor leader Angela Rayner and what are her policies? April 4, 2020, accessed on April 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Toby Helm, Michael Savage: Angela Rayner: 'I'm not OK with a school system that allows you to fail or be chucked out' . In: The Observer . September 21, 2019, ISSN  0029-7712 ( theguardian.com [accessed April 5, 2020]).
  3. ^ Angela Rayner and Rebecca Long-Bailey 'form pact' in fight for Labor leadership. In: Metro. December 17, 2019, accessed April 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Rayner, Angela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bowen, Angela (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Labor Party)
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockport , Greater Manchester