Shabana Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
	Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Justice; Lord Chancellor
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Alex Chalk
Leader
Shadow cabinet positions; 2015–2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice; Shadow Lord Chancellor
	In office; 4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Steve Reed
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator
	In office; 9 May 2021 – 4 September 2023
Deputy	Conor McGinn (2021–2022)
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Angela Rayner
Succeeded by	Pat McFadden
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 8 May 2015 – 14 September 2015
Leader	Harriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded by	Chris Leslie
Succeeded by	Seema Malhotra
Leader
Junior shadow portfolios; 2010–2015
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 7 October 2013 – 8 May 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Chris Leslie
Succeeded by	Alison McGovern
Shadow Minister for Higher Education
	In office; 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Iain Wright
Succeeded by	Liam Byrne
Shadow Minister for Prisons
	In office; 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Alan Duncan
Succeeded by	David Hanson
Member of Parliament; for Birmingham Ladywood
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Clare Short
Majority	28,582 (67.9%)
Personal details
Born	17 September 1980 (age 43); Small Heath, United Kingdom
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Lincoln College, Oxford
Website	Official website

Shabana Mahmood (born 17 September 1980) is a British politician and barrister who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. She is currently serving as the Secretary of State for Justice since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has served in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from September 2023 until July 2024. She previously served as Campaign Co-ordinator from 2021 to 2023, and briefly as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2015.^[1]

References[change | change source]

↑ Adetunji, Jo; Tran, Mark (2010-05-07). "General election 2010: first female Muslim MPs elected". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-08.