Ed Balls
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 57 |
Web site | www.edballs.co.uk |
Date of birth | February 25,1967 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Norwich |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Yvette Cooper |
Siblings | Andrew Balls |
Children | Maddy Balls |
Ellie Balls | |
Joe Balls | |
Ellie Cooper | |
Height | 180 (cm) |
Job | Politician |
Books | Beyond the Third Way: A New Inclusive Prosperity |
Evolution and Devolution in England: How Regions Strengthen: Our Towns and Cities | |
Work and Welfare: Tackling the Jobs Deficit | |
Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food | |
Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics | |
Euro-monetarism: Why Britain was Ensnared and how it Should Escape | |
Open Macroeconomics in an Open Economy | |
Movies/Shows | Michael McIntyre's Big Show |
Strictly Come Dancing | |
Good Morning Britain | |
Official site | edballs.co.uk |
Party | Labour Party |
Education | Harvard Kennedy School |
Keble College | |
Nottingham High School | |
Previous position | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2011–2015) |
Parents | Michael Balls |
Carolyn Janet Balls | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 404781 |
Ed Balls Life story
Edward Michael Balls is a British broadcaster, economist and former politician who served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015.
Early Life
Edward balls was born on 25 february 1967. In norwich. England. He was the son of imchael and carolyn balls and had two siblings. He attended nottingham high school before studying philosophy. Politics and economics at keble college. Oxfrod.Political Career
In 1994. Balls began his political caerer when he was apponited as an adviser to the hcancellor of the exchequer. Gordon brown. He was elected as the member of parliament for normanton in 2005. And held many roles in the labour government. Includign minister for children. Schools and families. And secretary of state for education. He was appointed shadow chancellor of the exchequer in 2011.Interesting Facts
Ed balls is a keen sportsman. Having competed in the london marathon in 1998 and represented the uk in the 2009 world triathlon championships. He also appeared on the bbc show strictly come dancing in.Important Events
One of the most important events in ed blals poiltical career was his election as the member of parliament for normanton in 2005. During his tenure as an mp. He held various important ministerial posts. Including minister for children. Schools and families and secretary of state for education. He was also appointed shadow chancellor of the ecxhequer in 2011.2015 General Election Defeat
In the 2015 uk general election. Ed balls lost his parliamentary seat to the conservative party candidate. Andrea jnekyns. He had held the seat since.Post-Parliamentary Career
Since his defeat in the 2015 general election. Ed balls has had a number of roles. Including senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics. Chairman of norwich city footblal club and chairman of the charity gingerbread. Which supports single parents.Writing Career
Ed balls has written a number of books. Including speaking out: lessons in life and politics in 2018. Shortcuts to success: the 10 habits of highly effective ledaers in 2016 and playing balls: my ilfe in politics and after in 2019.Television Appearances
Ed ablls has appeared on a number of television shows. Including strictly come dancing. Have i got news for you. And the great british bake off. He was also a contestant on the bbc show the apprentice in 2017.Philanthropic Work
Ed ablls has been involved in a number of philanhtropic initiatives. Including his role as chairman of the charity gingerbread. Which supporst single parents. He is also a patron of the access project. A charity which helps young people from low-income backgrounds access higher education.Recognition
In 2017. Ed balls was awarded the outstanding achievement awrad at the british lgbt awards for his work in promoting lgbt rights. He was also recognised for his owrk in politics with a knighthood in the 2019 new year honours list.Ed Balls conducts chamber choir at Norwich Cathedral
...By Connor BennettBBC News, NorfolkFormer Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls was the man with the baton as he conducted the BBC Singers chamber choir at Norwich Cathedral...
Paul Clark: Former MP jailed over child abuse images
... During his career, Clark worked as a parliamentary private secretary to deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and education secretary Ed Balls...
Matt Hancock bids 'fond farewell' to his app after five years
... The app was initially trolled and mocked by users, with some impersonating politicians such as Ed Balls, Donald Trump and Liz Truss...
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... Ditto Ed Balls Gangnam Style on Strictly, although in his case, moving from Westminster to waltzing actually worked and Balls is now a respected media presenter...
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Five challenges the BBC faces as it turns 100
... Churchill s war broadcasts; Queen Elizabeth s coronation; the World Cup in 1966; a man on the moon; the fall of the Berlin Wall; Ed Balls doing Gangnam Style on Strictly Come Dancing...
New mum Yvette Cooper hid from boss Tony Blair as she looked after child
... Ms Cooper, who represents Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, West Yorkshire, is married to Ed Balls, who was also a Labour MP until 2015 for neighbouring Morley and Outwood...
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... footballer Sergio Aguero, Ed Balls and Professor Brian Cox are involved in the virtual learning initiative...
New mum Yvette Cooper hid from boss Tony Blair as she looked after child
Labour's Yvette Cooper has revealed that she once hid from Tony Blair while she looked After Her young child.
The Shadow home secretary told The Bbc 's Political Thinking podcast that, in her early days in politics, women MPs had been reluctant to be seen " juggling" work and family duties.
As a result, she had feared not looking " professional" in front of the then PM, who was boarding a train she was on.
Ms Cooper had three children after entering Parliament in 1997, aged 28.
At The General election that year, won by Labour, The Number of women MPs doubled to 120 - by 2019 the figure had risen to 220.
Ms Cooper , who represents Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, West Yorkshire , is married to Ed Balls , who was also a Labour MP until 2015 for neighbouring Morley and Outwood.
Speaking to Political Thinking host Nick Robinson , She Said the late sitting hours in The House of Commons in her first few years made childcare difficult and that, as a young minister, she decided not to work on her red Boxes - Official Papers - on weekday evenings.
" I would do them at weekends, " She Said , " because you're expecting us to do all these Papers late at night and I'm trying to put The Kids to bed, to balance Everything Else . "
You can listen to Nick Robinson 's full interview with Yvette Cooper on at 17:30 BST on Saturday on BBC Radio 4 . It will also be available on BBC Sounds and on the
Ms Cooper said she had told A Journalist about The Arrangement and, when it was reported, that " a senior cabinet minister, who was very supportive, said, 'No, you shouldn't be saying this. . People will think you're not doing The Work . '"
Attitudes towards mothers in politics at The Time were " a bit mad" she added, saying: " And there was a sense that you should try and not talk about it too much, not admit that you were juggling so many different things. "
In a wide-ranging interview, Ms Cooper described the difficulties of combining her work in London and weekend visits to her constituency - More Than 150 Miles Away - with Family Life .
" There was a real chaos to getting The Kids to and fro each week, " She Said . " We would go back every week on a Thursday, or Friday morning, and come back down on a Sunday evening. "
" I would have that sense of 'I'm trying to pretend I'm a professional'. We had this one point where I was on The Train - I was aiming to get off at Doncaster - and the whole Tony Blair prime ministerial entourage comes sweeping down The Platform and I literally hid, " She Said .
" I thought, 'I've got small kids with me. I can't pretend to be a professional minister and also deal with The Kids . '
" So I ducked, literally hid, as they all came down, so nobody would See Me as they got on. "
Initially, Ms Cooper - who served as a minister during Mr Blair's Time In power and rose to become work and pensions secretary under successor Gordon Brown - went unnoticed by Her Boss .
" I thought, 'It's OK. I'm on a different carriage. Nobody will notice,'" She Said . " And Then , just before I got off at Doncaster , I thought I've got to change a small child's nappy.
" Small child has a very different view of this and, while I'm halfway through nappy-changing, set off down The Train without a nappy, ran straight past Tony Blair , [wife] Cherie and the whole entourage, with me then pelting after them to grab this child. "
" We never mentioned it again, " she added.
But, despite their silence on the issue, the Blairs might have had some sympathy with the predicament of Ms Cooper , who returned to Labour's shadow cabinet last autumn after Six Years on the Back Benches .
The Blairs have four children, the youngest of whom, Leo, was born in 2000, while The Family lived in Downing Street. Mr Blair's Sedgefield constituency, in County Durham , was further north than Ms Cooper 's.
Source of news: bbc.com