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Yvette Cooper

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Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician who has served as Home Secretary since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, Cooper has been member of parliament (MP) for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, previously Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, since 1997. First elected to Parliament at the 1997 general election, Cooper was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in three departments under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1999 to 2005. She was promoted to Minister of State for Housing and Planning in 2005, and was retained in the role when Gordon Brown was appointed prime minister in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yvette Cooper is the 18,967th most popular politician (up from 19,308th in 2019), the 7,195th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,721st in 2019) and the 726th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yvette Cooper ranks 18,967 out of 19,576Before her are Anna Gabriel i Sabaté, Robina Muqimyar, Houda Nonoo, Jared Polis, Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Gert-Jan Segers. After her are Josef Beránek, Elena Grushina, David Lidington, Yulia Barsukova, Kristian Jensen, and Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.

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Among people born in 1969, Yvette Cooper ranks 934Before her are Tony Fadell, Sunday Bada, Jyri Kjäll, Lev Grossman, Fredrik Lööf, and Gert-Jan Segers. After her are Josef Beránek, Takanori Kono, Ronald Fuentes, C. Michelle Olmstead, Vjekoslav Škrinjar, and Florencia Lozano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Yvette Cooper ranks 7,197 out of 8,785Before her are Robin Atkin Downes (1976), Sophia Di Martino (1983), Lucie Silvas (1977), Tamsin Greig (1966), Darren Ferguson (1972), and Hannah Simone (1980). After her are Adrian Scarborough (1968), Chris Wilder (1967), Mike McFarlane (1960), David Lidington (1956), Hannah New (1984), and Freya Mavor (1993).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Yvette Cooper ranks 726Before her are Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969), Mo Mowlam (1949), John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness (1955), Chris Grayling (1962), Jacqui Smith (1962), and Alan Duncan (1957). After her are David Lidington (1956), Damian Green (1956), Omar Abdullah (1970), Caroline Lucas (1960), Arlene Foster (1970), and Debbie Knox (1968).