Keir Starmer
Labour Party
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Keir Starmer
Service is the precondition for hope. Respect the bond that can unite a country. Together, the values of this changed Labour party are the guiding principle for a new government. Country first, party second.
Labour Party
July 2024 - Present
5 Jul 2024 - present
Image credit: Keir Starmer 2018 © Allstar Picture Library Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo
Key Facts
Tenure dates
5 Jul 2024 - Present
Party
Labour Party
Spouse
Victoria Alexander
Born
2 Sep 1962
Birth place
London, England
About Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer became the 58th Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. He is the MP for Holborn and St Pancras and was first elected in 2015.
Before becoming an MP, he was a barrister specialising in human rights, receiving a knighthood in 2014 for his services to criminal justice, and he was Director of Public Prosecutions (2008-13). He studied law at Leeds University and Oxford University.
Keir Starmer married Victoria Alexander in 2007 and they have one son and one daughter.
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