Rachel Reeves

Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2024, and the first woman to be appointed to the post. Previously, she was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since the 2010 general election.

Quotes

 * I guess you could say that, moving from banking, I am one of the few people entering politics to be going to a more popular profession.
 * After her selection as prospective parliamentary candidate for Leeds West, as cited by Allegra Stratton in "Waiting in the wings, the new generation hoping to revitalise the Labour party", The Guardian (19 March 2009)
 * Reeves had previously worked for the Bank of England and HBOS.


 * Until this government's formation just over a year ago, every generation of women has enjoyed greater opportunity. My great-grandmother was a cockle picker on the south coast of Wales, my grandmother worked in shoe factories, and my mother is a primary school teacher. But this expectation that women of the next generation will do better than the one before is now fundamentally threatened.
 * "Don't turn back the clock for women", The Guardian (8 June 2011)


 * Unless you take swift action in the wake of a financial crisis the problems stick around for 10 to 20 years.
 * "Newcomer fears pain of Tory austerity", Financial Times (24 November 2011)