Rebecca Long-bailey

At-a-Glance

Serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford since 2015
Served as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2016 to 2017
Served as Shadow Business Secretary from 2017 to 2020
Served as Shadow Education Secretary from April to June 2020
Candidate in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election
Admitted as a solicitor on 1 November 2007

Biography

Rebecca Long-Bailey is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford, previously Salford and Eccles, since 2015. She held significant roles in the Shadow Cabinet under Jeremy Corbyn, first as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2016 to 2017, and then as Shadow Business Secretary from 2017 to 2020. Under Keir Starmer, she served as Shadow Education Secretary from April to June 2020.