Richard Burgon
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Richard Burgon MP |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor |
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Assumed office 27 June 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing |
Michael Gove Elizabeth Truss |
| Preceded by | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton |
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Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury Shadow City Minister |
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In office 16 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 |
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| Shadowing |
Harriet Baldwin Simon Kirby |
| Preceded by | Cathy Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Reynolds |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds East |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | George Mudie |
| Majority | 12,533 (32.8%) |
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19 September 1980 Leeds, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Website | Official website |
Richard Burgon (born 19 September 1980) is a British Labour Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds East. He is also the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor.
Burgon studied English Literature at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was chair of Cambridge University Labour Club. After working as a trade union lawyer, he was elected as the MP for Leeds East at the 2015 general election. He was appointed as Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) in September 2015 by new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Burgon was promoted to Shadow Justice Secretary in June 2016 following multiple resignations in protest against the leadership of Corbyn.
Burgon was educated at Cardinal Heenan Roman Catholic High School in Leeds. As this school did not have a sixth form, he moved onto St Aidan's and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form in Harrogate to complete his A-Levels. He then studied English Literature at St John's College, Cambridge. He was chair of Cambridge University Labour Club.
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