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Ed Balls

Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British broadcaster, economist and former politician. He served as a junior minister in the treasury portfolio from 2006 to 2007, as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015. A member of Labour Co-op, he was the…

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Education
Keble College, Oxford (BA) · Harvard University
2010
Education
2010–2011
Home Department
2011–2015
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Born
Edward Michael Balls (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 59) Norwich, Norfolk, England
Children
3

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Ed Balls

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Ed Balls

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related to Personal life · 22
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related to Shadow Cabinet · 15
Ed Balls → Alan Johnson, As Shadow Chancellor, Balls, Balls Shadow Home Secretary, Exchequer, January, Labour, Labour's Shadow Chancellor, Miliband, National Insurance, October, The, Together, UK, VAT
related to External links · 13
Ed Balls → Archived, Hansard, HansardContributions, IMDb, June, Official, OpenSanctions, Parliament, Public WhipRecord, Retrieved, The Labour Party, TheyWorkForYouProfile, United KingdomContributions
related to Ed Balls Day · 8
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Preceded by · 3
Ed Balls → Alan Johnson[a], Bill O'Brien, Ivan Lewis
Succeeded by · 3
Ed Balls → Andrea Jenkyns, Kitty Ussher, Michael Gove[b]
Education · 2
Ed Balls → Harvard University, Keble College, Oxford (BA)
Parents · 2
Ed Balls → Carolyn Riseborough, Michael Balls
Prime Minister · 2
Ed Balls → Gordon Brown, Tony Blair
2010 · 1
Ed Balls → Education

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Ed Balls2010Education1.00infobox
Ed Balls2010–2011Home Department1.00infobox
Ed Balls2011–2015Chancellor of the Exchequer1.00infobox
Ed BallsBornEdward Michael Balls (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 59) Norwich, Norfolk, England1.00infobox
Ed BallsChildren31.00infobox
Ed BallsEducationKeble College, Oxford (BA)1.00infobox
Ed BallsEducationHarvard University1.00infobox
Ed BallsParentsMichael Balls1.00infobox
Ed BallsParentsCarolyn Riseborough1.00infobox
Ed BallsPartyLabour Co-op1.00infobox
Ed BallsPreceded byAlan Johnson[a]1.00infobox
Ed BallsPreceded byIvan Lewis1.00infobox
Ed BallsPreceded byBill O'Brien1.00infobox
Ed BallsPrime MinisterGordon Brown1.00infobox
Ed BallsPrime MinisterTony Blair1.00infobox
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Ed BallsSucceeded byMichael Gove[b]1.00infobox
Ed BallsSucceeded byKitty Ussher1.00infobox
Ed BallsSucceeded byAndrea Jenkyns1.00infobox
Ed BallsWebsitewww.edballs.co.uk1.00infobox

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