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  Balls, Ed
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AffiliationLabour  
<-  2010-06-01  
 
NameEd Balls
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Castleford, West Yorkshire, , United Kingdom
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Born February 25, 1967 (57 years)
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Tags English - Married - Fabian Society - Union Member - Anglican -
InfoEd Balls is the Labour and Co-op Member of Parliament for the Morley and Outwood constituency and the Shadow Chancellor. He was elected at the 2010 General Election. Previously he was the MP for Normanton from 2005-10. Ed was Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from June 2007 until May 2010, and was previously Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Ed was born in 1967 and educated at Nottingham High School; Keble College, Oxford; and the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.

Prior to his election as an MP, Ed was a teaching fellow in the Department of Economics, Harvard, 1989–90, and an economics leader writer and columnist for the Financial Times, 1990–94.

From 1994 to 1997 Ed was economic adviser to the then shadow chancellor, Gordon Brown MP. He was economic adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1997–99; chief economic adviser to HM Treasury, 1999–2004; and a research fellow at the Smith Institute, 2004–05.

Ed is author of a number of publications on economics and finance and is a member of Unite the Union, Unison and the Co-operative Party.

Ed is married to Yvette Cooper, the MP for the constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. They have three children – Ellie, Joe and Maddy – and live in Castleford. Outside work his interests include music, cooking and playing football with his children.

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Aug 31, 2012 11:00pm Commentary The Ed to Ed feud that could wreck Miliband's No10 dream  Article Karma Policeman 
Sep 19, 2011 02:00pm Opinion Miliband should sack Ed Balls  Article Jason 
Jun 16, 2011 01:00pm Commentary Weiner or Balls, what is your political scandal pleasure?   Article ArmyDem 
Jan 20, 2011 01:00pm Profile Ed Balls: profile of the new shadow chancellor  Article New Jerusalem 
Apr 25, 2010 01:00am General A verdict that clears Ed Balls, but still leaves a nasty taste  Article Jason 
Aug 14, 2009 08:50pm Analysis Ed Balls beware, your new seat's not so safe  Article Jason 

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Wife Yvette Cooper Jan 10, 1998-

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RACES
  05/07/2015 UK Parliament - Morley & Outwood Lost 38.04% (-0.87%)
  01/20/2011 UK - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/08/2010 UK - Shadow Home Secretary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/07/2010 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Election Won 4.02% (-1.19%)
  09/22/2010 UK Labour Party - Leadership Lost 0.00% (-50.65%)
  05/11/2010 UK - Shadow Education Secretary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/06/2010 UK Parliament - Morley & Outwood Won 36.11% (+2.16%)
  06/28/2007 UK Secretary of State for Children, Schools, and Families Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/05/2006 UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/05/2005 UK Parliament - Normanton Won 51.20% (+26.73%)
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