YVETTE Cooper worked on a farm before entering the world of politics in 1990.
Her parliamentary From career to family life, here’s everything you need to know about the ‘Tory Assassin’.
Who is Yvette Cooper?
Yvette Cooperborn March 20, 1969, is British political who has been a deputy continuously since May 1, 1997.
Although she is now a major force in UK politics, her first job couldn’t be further away — she worked on a farm picking strawberries and driving a tractor.
She was the Work MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford between 2010 and 2024, having served as MP for Pontefract and Castleford since 1997, and currently serves as Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department.
At the 2024 general election, Cooper won the new seats of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley following changes to the constituency boundaries.
She should be appointed Secretary of the Interior in Keir Starmer’s first cabinet following the Labor Party’s landslide victory in the 2024 General Election.
Cooper began her political career in 1990 as a political researcher for then-Shadow Chancellor John Smith, before working for the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Bill Clinton in 1992.
She then returned to the United Kingdom as a policy adviser to the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Harriet Harman.
Cooper He also served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
But she refused to serve under Corbyn, instead becoming head of the powerful Home Affairs Committee.
Cooper was dubbed the ‘Tory Killer’ after her forensic interrogation led to Amber Rudd leave his position as Minister of the Interior.
Alongside her work in politics, Cooper has also released two books – She Speaks: The Power Of Women’s Voices was released in 2020, quickly followed in 2021 by She Speaks: Women’s Speeches That Changed The World, From Pankhurst To Greta.
When did Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls get married?
Yvette Cooper is married for the former politician Ed Bolas – who hung up his political boots after losing his seat in Morley and Outwood in 2015 General Election.
The couple married on January 10, 1998, in Eastbourne.
They were the first couple to serve together in the British cabinet in January 2008, after Yvette became Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
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Do Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls have children?
The couple shares three children.
They are parents to daughters Ellie and Maddy and a son named Joel.
Other than this information, they prefer to keep children’s personal information out of the public spotlight and not much else is known about them.
How long has Yvette Cooper been Shadow Home Secretary?
Yvette Cooper has served as Shadow Home Secretary since 2021.
She previously held the position from 2011 to 2015.
Cooper is expected to be named Home Secretary in Keir Starmer’s first cabinet, which the new prime minister is expected to announce over the weekend of July 6 and 7, according to the Institute of Government.
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