
Angela Rayner is a British politician serving as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster know all about her in this article as like her Family, Net Worth, Parents, Husband, Children, Education and Salary.
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Name | Angela Rayner |
Birthdate ( Age) | 28 March 1980 |
Place of Birth | Stockport, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse/Partner | Mark Rayner |
Children | Stockport College |
Parents | Name not known |
Education | Stockport College |
Profession | Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Net Worth | $2 Million |
Last Update | February 2022 |
Angela Rayner is a British politician serving as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work since 2021 and Shadow First Secretary of State, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She ideologically identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour’s soft left.
Angela Rayner Family and Parents
Rayner was born on 28 March 1980 in Stockport, Greater Manchester.She attended Avondale School in Stockport, leaving the school aged 16 after becoming pregnant, and did not obtain any qualifications.She later studied part-time at Stockport College, learning British Sign Language, and gaining an NVQ Level 2 in social care.After leaving college, Rayner worked for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council as a care worker for a number of years. During this time, she was also elected as a trade union representative for Unison.
Angela Rayner Husband
Angela Rayner married with husband Mark Rayner, a Unison official.She has three sons, the first born when she was aged 16.Her second son Charlie was born prematurely at 23 weeks and Rayner says that the care that her son received demonstrated the importance of the NHS to her.Rayner lives in her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne with her family. She became a grandmother in November 2017.Rayner and her husband are separated.
Angela Rayner Net Worth
Angela Rayner has an estimated Net Worth $2 Million in 2022.She earns a a good fortune from her hard work, which she devotes a lot of time to and where she presents oneself entirely.
Angela Rayner Net Worth Growth
In September 2014, Rayner was selected as Labour’s candidate for Ashton-under-Lyne, on the retirement of David Heyes. She won the seat at the 2015 general election, increasing the Labour majority and its share of the vote.She delivered her maiden speech on 3 June 2015.
Rayner nominated Andy Burnham in the 2015 Labour leadership election, but was one of just 18 Members of Parliament (MP) to back the incumbent Jeremy Corbyn against Owen Smith in the 2016 leadership election.
On 1 July 2016, after a series of resignations from the Shadow Cabinet, Corbyn appointed Rayner as Shadow Secretary of State for Education.She supported the notion of a ‘National Education Service’ to be modelled along similar lines to the National Health Service, also promoting an increase in funding for early years education.She was considered by some as a possible future Labour leader.
Rayner was sworn of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom on 12 February 2021.Rayner was removed from her roles as the Labour Party’s chair and national campaign coordinator in a reshuffle by Keir Starmer on 8 May 2021, following the 2021 local elections.Rayner was subsequently appointed as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work.
In May 2021, Rayner was the subject of BBC Radio 4’s weekly Profile programme.In September 2021, she made controversial remarks about senior members of the Conservative Party, describing them as “scum”. Kier Starmer distanced himself from the remarks, stating: “That’s not the language that I would use.”
Rayner identifies as a socialist.In a 2017 interview to The Guardian discussing her political beliefs, Rayner highlighted her pragmatism, describing herself as being part of the “soft left” of the Labour Party.She has strongly criticised former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as he “did not command the respect of the party”, and critiqued his lack of “discipline” when it came to dealing with allegations of antisemitism. Rayner is also a member of the Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East.