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John McDonnell

John Martin McDonnell (born 8 September 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hayes and Harlington since 1997.

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Education
Brunel University (BA) Birkbeck, University of London (MSc)
Born
John Martin McDonnell (1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 74) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Children
3
Leader
Jeremy Corbyn · Ken Livingstone
Majority
12,031 (31.4%)
Other political affiliations
Socialist Campaign Group DiEM25

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Early life

Greater London Council (1981–1986)

After the GLC (1986–1997)

Parliamentary backbencher (1997–2015)

Economic policy

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2015–2020)

Return to the backbenches (2020–present)

Political views

Personal life

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John McDonnell

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Edges187
Triples35
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010638
Components1

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John McDonnell

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related to External links · 9
John McDonnell → HansardVoting, John McDonnell MP, OpenSanctions, Parliament, Public WhipRecord, Services Not Private Profit, TheyWorkForYouProfile, United KingdomContributions, XWebsite
Preceded by · 5
John McDonnell → Arthur H. S. Hull, Chris Leslie, Dr Anthony Hart, Illtyd Harrington, Terry Dicks
Succeeded by · 4
John McDonnell → Alex Mackay, Anneliese Dodds, Michael Ward, Office abolished
Leader · 2
John McDonnell → Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone
Born · 1
John McDonnell → John Martin McDonnell (1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 74) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Children · 1
John McDonnell → 3
Education · 1
John McDonnell → Brunel University (BA) Birkbeck, University of London (MSc)
Majority · 1
John McDonnell → 12,031 (31.4%)
Other political affiliations · 1
John McDonnell → Socialist Campaign Group DiEM25
Party · 1
John McDonnell → Labour

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John McDonnellBornJohn Martin McDonnell (1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 74) Liverpool, Lancashire, England1.00infobox
John McDonnellChildren31.00infobox
John McDonnellEducationBrunel University (BA) Birkbeck, University of London (MSc)1.00infobox
John McDonnellLeaderJeremy Corbyn1.00infobox
John McDonnellLeaderKen Livingstone1.00infobox
John McDonnellMajority12,031 (31.4%)1.00infobox
John McDonnellOther political affiliationsSocialist Campaign Group DiEM251.00infobox
John McDonnellPartyLabour1.00infobox
John McDonnellPreceded byChris Leslie1.00infobox
John McDonnellPreceded byIlltyd Harrington1.00infobox
John McDonnellPreceded byDr Anthony Hart1.00infobox
John McDonnellPreceded byTerry Dicks1.00infobox
John McDonnellPreceded byArthur H. S. Hull1.00infobox
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John McDonnellSucceeded byAnneliese Dodds1.00infobox
John McDonnellSucceeded byMichael Ward1.00infobox
John McDonnellSucceeded byAlex Mackay1.00infobox
John McDonnellSucceeded byOffice abolished1.00infobox
John McDonnellWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox

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