Ed Miliband
British politician
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| 2024 | Ed Miliband was re-elected to Parliament with an increased vote share of 52.4% and an increased majority of 9,126. |
| 2024 | Shortly after his appointment, Miliband lifted the onshore wind ban, demonstrating his commitment to renewable energy policy. |
| July 2024 | Appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero following Labour's victory in the general election. |
| 2023 | New Statesman named Miliband the twenty-first most influential British left-wing figure of the year. |
| February 2023 | Miliband's portfolio was renamed to Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero following the creation of the new government department, mirroring the government's structure. |
| November 2021 | Appointed to the newly established role of Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, succeeding his previous position. |
| October 27 2021 | Miliband led Prime Minister's Questions on behalf of Keir Starmer, who was absent due to contracting COVID-19, following the October 2021 budget. |
| 2020 | Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero by Sir Keir Starmer. |
| September 2020 | Miliband engaged in a parliamentary debate with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the UK Internal Market Bill, accusing Johnson of 'legislative hooliganism'. |
| April 6 2020 | Keir Starmer appointed Ed Miliband to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy following Starmer's leadership victory. |
| 2019 | Re-elected as an MP with a decreased vote share of 38.7% and a reduced majority of 2,370. Subsequently appointed to a panel to investigate the party's electoral failure. |
| April 30 2019 | Joined Caroline Lucas and Laura Sandys in calling for a Green New Deal in the UK. |
| 2017 | Re-elected as an MP with an increased vote share of 60.8% and a majority of 14,024 in the snap general election. |
| November 2017 | Ed Miliband and podcast co-host Geoff Lloyd appeared as joint guests on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast. |
| June 2017 | Ed Miliband guest-presented Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show. |
| December 2016 | Criticized Rupert Murdoch's bid to take over telecommunications company Sky and supported an Ofcom inquiry. |
| September 2016 | Joined the editorial board of The Political Quarterly journal in an unremunerated role. |
| June 2016 | Called for Jeremy Corbyn to step down as Labour Party leader, supporting Owen Smith in the leadership contest. |
| May 2016 | Appeared on BBC's Question Time, advocating for the UK to remain in the EU during the referendum campaign. |
| May 8 2015 | Resigned as Labour Party leader following the party's defeat in the general election, succeeded by Jeremy Corbyn. |
| 2014 | Abolished the electoral college system for Labour Party leadership, replacing it with a 'one member, one vote' system. |
| June 2014 | Spoke to Labour Friends of Israel, pledging to seek 'closer ties' with Israel if elected Prime Minister, while also criticizing Israel's conduct during the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. |
| March 2012 | Pledged support for same-sex marriage, signing an 'equal marriage pledge' and stating that gay and lesbian couples should have equal marriage rights. |
| September 2011 | Announced a proposal to cut university tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 per year, while maintaining a long-term commitment to a graduate tax. |
| May 5 2011 | Personally supported the 'Yes to AV' campaign in the Alternative Vote referendum, advocating for what he believed would benefit Britain's 'progressive majority'. |
| September 2010 | Elected Leader of the Labour Party, replacing Gordon Brown after the party's defeat in the general election. |
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