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Diane Abbott

1953 - Today

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Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. She served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020 and is an advisor to the Privy Council. She was the first black woman elected to parliament and is the longest-serving black MP, as well as the longest continually serving female MP since 2024, making her the Mother of the House. Born in Paddington, London, to a British-Jamaican family, Abbott attended Harrow County School for Girls before reading History at Newnham College, Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diane Abbott is the 18,229th most popular politician (down from 17,948th in 2019), the 6,504th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,217th in 2019) and the 696th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diane Abbott ranks 18,229 out of 19,576. Before her are Jared Ingersoll, Ram Jethmalani, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Philip May, and Giorgi Baramidze. After her are Eliot Engel, Ángel Acebes, Ian Ferguson, Judy Martz, Kent Conrad, and Jack Dalrymple.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Diane Abbott ranks 654. 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 6,506 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 Jools Holland (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Diane Abbott ranks 696. 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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