Angela Eagle

Angela Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallasey since 1992. She served as the Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society from June 2009 until May 2010. Eagle was elected to the Shadow Cabinet in October 2010 and was appointed by Ed Miliband to be Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. On 7 October 2011, she was appointed Shadow Leader of the House of Commons when Miliband reshuffled his Shadow Cabinet. She was appointed as both Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 13 September 2015 in Jeremy Corbyn's first Shadow Cabinet.

Education and early employment

Born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, the daughter of a printworker, she was educated at St. Peter's C of E Primary School and Formby High School. In 1976, Eagle was joint winner of the British Girls' Under-18 chess championship. She read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St John's College, Oxford, graduating from the university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983. While at Oxford, she was also chairwoman of the Oxford University Fabian Society during 1980-1983.