Shabana Mahmood
British politician (born 1980) · United Kingdom · Politicians
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Shabana Mahmood is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Home Secretary since 2025. She previously served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2024 to 2025. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010.
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Mahmood's official parliamentary portrait, 2020
Mahmood (centre) at her swearing in as Lord High Chancellor, alongside Sarah Sackman as Solicitor General and Richard Hermer as Attorney General, on 15 July 2024
Mahmood at the Home Office after her appointment on 5 September 2025.
Mahmood with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley on 6 September 2025.
Mahmood with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on 8 September 2025
Mahmood being reappointed by Andy Burnham on 20 July 2026.
Mahmood in September 2025.In their own words 4
, AI and technology can be transformative to the whole of the law and order space.
Mine is the patriotism of Orwell. Pride in a country that is forever changing, while also, ineffably, always the same.
My faith is the centrepoint of my life and it drives me to public service, it drives me in the way that I life my life and I see my life.
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About this person
Shabana Mahmood is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Home Secretary since 2025. She previously served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2024 to 2025. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. She has also served since September 2025 as chair of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee, the governing body of the party. Mahmood belongs to the more socially conservative Blue Labour faction of the Labour Party.
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