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Diane Abbott

1953 - Today

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Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. She was the first black woman elected to the UK Parliament, and in 2024 became its longest-serving female MP, earning the title Mother of the House. A former Shadow Home Secretary and Privy Counsellor, Abbott has been a prominent figure on the Labour left and a vocal campaigner on issues of race and inequality. She was suspended from the Labour Party in 2023 over comments about racism, later apologised, and had the whip restored ahead of the 2024 general election. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Diane Abbott is the 18,340th most popular politician (down from 17,924th in 2024), the 6,527th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,216th in 2019) and the 694th most popular British Politician.

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Among people born in 1953, Diane Abbott ranks 655. Before her are Stan Bush, Betty Wright, Rigoberto Cisneros, Tommy Shaw, Carie Graves, and Rodolfo Dubó. After her are Ian Ferguson, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Kate Schmidt, Naledi Pandor, Junior Bridgeman, and Steve Keen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Diane Abbott ranks 6,529 out of 8,785. Before her are Gary White (1974), Patrick Roberts (1997), Kelvin Davis (1976), Philip May (1957), Tyias Browning (1994), and Tim Minchin (1975). After her are Peggy Cummins (1925), George Cathcart (1794), Dan Evans (1990), Alex Neil (1981), Beryl Reid (1919), and Jonathan Rea (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Diane Abbott ranks 694. Before her are David Miliband (1965), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), Eoin MacNeill (1867), Ann Widdecombe (1947), and Philip May (1957). After her are Eric Bristow (1957), Najla El Mangoush (1973), Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Alan Johnson (1950), Walter Nash (1882), and Humza Yousaf (1985).

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