Ellie Reeves

Eleanor Claire Reeves[2] (born 11 December 1980) is a British Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham West and Penge.[3] She is the sister of an MP, Rachel Reeves, and married to another MP, John Cryer. In April 2020 she was appointed Shadow Solicitor General as part of Keir Starmer’s Opposition frontbench.

Ellie Reeves MP
Reeves in 2017
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2020
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Nick Thomas-Symonds
Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and Penge
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Jim Dowd
Majority	21,543 (41.4%)
Personal details
Born	11 December 1980[1] Beckenham, London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	John Cryer ​ (m. 2012)​
Relations	Rachel Reeves (sister)
Alma mater	St Catherine's College, Oxford
Profession	Barrister
Website	http://www.elliereeves.com/

Early life

Ellie Reeves was born in Lewisham, the daughter of teachers,[4] Graham and Sally Reeves,[5][6]and the sister of fellow Labour MP, Rachel Reeves.[7]

Reeves grew up in Sydenham and was educated at Adamsrill Primary School and Cator Park Secondary School.[8] She has a bachelor's degree in law from St Catherine's College, Oxford.[9]

Early career

Before entering Parliament Reeves was an employment law barrister. She joined Labour at 15[4] and was vice-chair of the London Labour Party and a member of Labour's National Executive Committee. She is a supporter of Progress and Labour First.[3]

Parliamentary career

She was elected for the Labour-held seat of Lewisham West and Penge at the 2017 general election, almost doubling the majority to 23,000.

She was appointed PPS to the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development in March 2018.[10]

On 13 June 2018, Reeves and five other MPs resigned as frontbenchers for the Labour Party in order to vote in favour of remaining in the single market by joining the European Economic Area (EEA), defying party instructions to abstain.[11][12]

On 9 April, 2020, Reeves was appointed as Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales.[13]

Personal life

She is married to John Cryer, chair of the parliamentary Labour Party.[3] She had a son in 2015, and another in late 2019.[4]

References

1. "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
2. "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11776.
3. "Former Labour official Ellie Reeves selected for safe seat in London". LabourList. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
4. Forrester, Kate (8 October 2017). "17 From '17: Ellie Reeves On Her Journey Into Politics At A Young Age". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
5. Whale, Sebastian (23 May 2020). "Rachel Reeves interview". politicshome. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
6. Hello (13 September 2007). "The legal eagle who left sisters scuppered". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
7. Rampen, Julia (26 April 2017). "How Labour's power-brokers will divide up the party's safe seats". New Statesman. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
8. Little, Mandy (28 April 2017). "Ellie Reeves to fight for Lewisham West and Penge seat for Labour". London News Online. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
9. "The Year 2017 – alumni magazine for St Catherine's College, Oxford" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
10. Aweys, Suleega (3 March 2018). "Ellie Reeves MP for Lewisham West and Penge gets front bench promotion". East London Lines. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
11. Culbertson, Alix (14 June 2018). "Six Labour MPs quit frontbench roles over key Brexit vote". Sky News. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
12. Morris, Nigel (13 June 2018). "Six Labour frontbenchers resign in protest at Labour's Brexit position". i News. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
13. Rodgers, Sienna (9 April 2020). "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

External links

• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou