Maria Eagle

Maria Eagle      (Lawyer, Politician)
Twin Labour MPs Maria Eagle (left) and Angela Eagle
Born	17 February 1961 Bridlington, England
Alma mater	Pembroke College (Oxford), University of Law
Member of	Labour Friends of Israel
Party	Labour
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport  In office 5 January 2016 - 27 June 2016  Shadow Secretary of State for Defence  In office 14 September 2015 - 5 January 2016 Succeeded by Emily Thornberry  Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs  In office 7 October 2013 - 14 September 2015  Shadow Secretary of State for Transport  In office 8 October 2010 - 7 October 2013 Preceded by Sadiq Khan  Shadow Solicitor General  In office 11 May 2010 - 8 October 2010  Minister for Children  In office 17 June 2005 - 8 May 2006  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People In office 11 June 2001 - 17 June 2005  Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood In office 1 May 1997 - Present  Under Secretary of State for Disabled People In office 11 June 2001 - 17 June 2005  Member of Parliament for Garston and HalewoodLiverpool Garston (1997–2010) In office 1 May 1997 - Present

Maria Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood who held several ministerial appointments in Tony Blair's government and shadow cabinet positions under both Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

On 14 September 2015, Maria Eagle was confirmed as the Shadow Defence Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's first Shadow Cabinet. In November 2015, her support for renewing the Trident nuclear programme brought her into conflict with both Ken Livingstone, her co-chair of Labour's defence review, and with Jeremy Corbyn.

Maria Eagle was moved to the position of Shadow Culture Secretary in January 2016 and resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on 27 June 2016, as did her twin sister Angela Eagle.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Location(s)	Description
UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021	UK/House of Commons	These members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021

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