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Ed Balls

1967 - Today

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Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British former politician, broadcaster and economist. He served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015. A member of Labour Co-op, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton and later for Morley and Outwood between 2005 and 2015. Balls attended Nottingham High School before he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Keble College, Oxford, and was later a Kennedy Scholar in economics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Balls is the 19,338th most popular politician (down from 19,305th in 2019), the 7,807th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,716th in 2019) and the 753rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ed Balls ranks 19,338 out of 19,576. Before him are Guri Melby, Anna Soubry, Liubov Charkashyna, Bent Høie, Mo Cowan, and Guido Bellido. After him are Angelina Golikova, Ken Buck, Ann Simons, London Breed, Hanna Rizatdinova, and Oliver Dowden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Ed Balls ranks 906. Before him are Greg Anthony, Bill Shorten, Lauren Booth, Nandana Sen, Alok Sharma, and Douglas Alexander. After him are Vicky Bullett, Tony Leondis, Alan McLoughlin, Esther McVey, Sonya Eddy, and Michael Carruth.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ed Balls ranks 7,809 out of 8,785. Before him are Daisy Head (1991), Kevin Richardson (1962), Katie Greves (1982), Andre Marriner (1971), Gruff Rhys (1970), and Jax Jones (1987). After him are Tariq Lamptey (2000), Chris Eagles (1985), Vicky Holland (1986), Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (1984), Laura Marling (1990), and Natalie Press (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ed Balls ranks 753. Before him are Maria Miller (1964), Clarissa Ward (1980), Tim Farron (1970), Leanne Wood (1971), Douglas Alexander (1967), and Anna Soubry (1956). After him are Oliver Dowden (1978), Andy Burnham (1970), Brandon Lewis (1971), Tanni Grey-Thompson (1969), Esther McVey (1967), and Liz Kendall (1971).

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