Maria Eagle
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Maria Eagle MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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In office 5 January 2016 – 27 June 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Michael Dugher |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Hopkins |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 14 September 2015 – 5 January 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Vernon Coaker |
| Succeeded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 14 September 2015 |
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| Leader |
Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Mary Creagh |
| Succeeded by | Kerry McCarthy |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Sadiq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mary Creagh |
| Shadow Solicitor General | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010 |
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| Leader |
Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Djanogly |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKinnell |
| Minister for Children | |
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In office 17 June 2005 – 8 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Margaret Hodge |
| Succeeded by | Beverley Hughes |
| Under Secretary of State for Disabled People | |
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In office 11 June 2001 – 17 June 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Margaret Hodge |
| Succeeded by | Anne McGuire |
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Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood Liverpool Garston (1997–2010) |
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Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Eddie Loyden |
| Majority | 27,146 (55.4%) |
| Personal details | |
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17 February 1961 Bridlington, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater |
Pembroke College, Oxford University of Law |
Maria Eagle MP (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood and former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
She has held the rank of Minister of State at the Government Equalities Office and at the Ministry of Justice. She had been a Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Education and Skills, and the Northern Ireland Office. After the 2010 general election she became the Shadow Solicitor General. On 8 October 2010, Eagle was announced as the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet, and on 7 October 2013, appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
On 14 September 2015, Eagle was confirmed as the Shadow Defence Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's first Shadow Cabinet. She was moved to the position of Shadow Culture Secretary in January 2016 and resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on 27 June 2016. Eagle is the twin sister of fellow Labour MP Angela Eagle.
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