Ed Miliband

**Edward Samuel Miliband** <small>MP</small> (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician. He was the leader of the Labour Party and of the Official Opposition. He is also the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Doncaster North, and is a former cabinet minister.

He was born in University College Hospital, Bloomsbury, London and raised in Primrose Hill. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. He is the younger son of the Marxist thinker Ralph Miliband. At the London School of Economics, he obtained a Master's degree in Economics, and then became an advisor to Labour politicians such as Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown. At the 2005 general election, he was elected to be the MP for Doncaster North. His first job in government was as the _Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change_, which he took up on October 3, 2008 and remained as until Labour lost the 2010 General Election.

In September 2010, he defeated his brother David Miliband by a small number of votes to become leader of the Labour Party.

He resigned as leader in May 2015 after Labour lost to the Conservative Party in the General election. Jeremy Corbyn replaced him.

Following Labour's landslide victory in the 2024 general election, Miliband was appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero by Starmer. He was among several ministers under Blair and Brown to be appointed to Starmer's cabinet.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office1**: Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- **primeminister1**: Gordon Brown
- **term start1**: 3 October 2008
- **term end1**: 11 May 2010
- **predecessor1**: _Office established_
- **successor1**: Chris Huhne
- **office2**: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Minister for the Cabinet Office
- **primeminister2**: Gordon Brown
- **term start2**: 28 June 2007
- **term end2**: 3 October 2008
- **predecessor2**: Hilary Armstrong
- **successor2**: Liam Byrne
- **office3**: Minister for the Third Sector
- **primeminister3**: Tony Blair
- **term start3**: 6 May 2006
- **term end3**: 28 June 2007
- **predecessor3**: Phil Woolas
- **successor3**: Phil Hope


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office**: Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- **term start**: 6 April 2020
- **term end**: 29 November 2021
- **leader**: Keir Starmer
- **predecessor**: Rebecca Long-Bailey
- **successor**: Jonathan Reynolds


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Ed Miliband
- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **image**: Ed Miliband 2024 (cropped 3).jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2024
- **office**: Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
- **primeminister**: Keir Starmer
- **term start**: 5 July 2024
- **predecessor**: Claire Coutinho
- **office1**: Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
- **leader1**: Keir Starmer
- **predecessor1**: Barry Gardiner
- **term start1**: 29 November 2021
- **term end1**: 5 July 2024
- **leader2**: Harriet Harman (acting)
- **predecessor2**: Greg Clark
- **successor2**: Meg Hillier
- **term start2**: 11 May 2010
- **term end2**: 8 October 2010
- **office3**: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition
- **monarch3**: Elizabeth II
- **primeminister3**: David Cameron
- **term start3**: 25 September 2010
- **term end3**: 8 May 2015
- **predecessor3**: Harriet Harman
- **successor3**: Harriet Harman
- **office4**: Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party
- **term start4**: 25 September 2010
- **term end4**: 8 May 2015
- **deputy4**: Harriet Harman
- **predecessor4**: Gordon Brown
- **successor4**: Jeremy Corbyn
- **office8**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Doncaster North
- **term start8**: 5 May 2005
- **predecessor8**: Kevin Hughes (politician), Kevin Hughes
- **party**: Labour Party (UK), Labour
- **birth name**: Edward Samuel Miliband
- **birth place**: London, England
- **children**: 2 sons
- **parents**: Ralph Miliband
Marion Kozak
- **relatives**: David Miliband (elder brother)
- **alma mater**: Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)