Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British Labour Party and Co-operative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Morley and Outwood since 2010, and is the current Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. From 2005 to 2010, he was the MP for Normanton and he served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families under Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. Balls is married to current Shadow Home Secretary and fellow Labour MP Yvette Cooper. In June 2007 they became the first married couple to serve together in a British Cabinet when Cooper became Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Active years end date
2007
2010
2010
2010
2011
Birth date
1967-02-25
Election majority
10002
1101
Office
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Member of Parliament
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Shadow Home Secretary
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
for Morley and Outwood
for Normanton
Party
Labour Co-operative
Prime minister
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
Profession
Politician
Religion
Church of England
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