Bridget Phillipson

At-a-Glance

Serves as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024
Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010
Served as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury following the 2020 Labour leadership election
Promoted to Shadow Education Secretary in November 2021
Graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Modern History and Modern Languages

Biography

Bridget Maeve Phillipson is a British politician who serves as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010. Born in Gateshead, she attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and later studied Modern History and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford.