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My Take
Yvette Cooper strikes me as one of those politicians whose longevity says more than any single headline. She's held her seat since 1997, and watching her move from Home Secretary into the Foreign Secretary role by 2025 tells me the Labour leadership trusts her with the heavy briefs. There's a quiet seriousness to her that I find appealing, the Balliol-trained economist's mind beneath the political polish. I respect that she's never relied on theatrics. Whether you agree with her politics or not, the discipline it takes to stay relevant across nearly three decades in Parliament is something I genuinely don't underestimate.
Overview
Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since September 2025, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2024 to 2025. A member of the Labour Party, Cooper has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, previously Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, since 1997.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yvette Cooper
- Name (Japanese)
- イヴェット・クーパー
- Reading
- いゔぇっと・くーぱー
- Born
- March 20, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Inverness, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- economist / politician / journalist / researcher / policy advisor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Balliol College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.