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(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Keir Starmer, prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Personal

Birth date: September 2, 1962

?Birth place: London, England

Birth name: Keir Rodney Starmer

Father: Rodney Starmer, toolmaker

Mother: Josephine (Baker) Starmer, nurse

Marriage: Victoria (Alexander) Starmer (2007-present)

Children: A son and daughter

Education: University of Leeds, first class degree in law, 1985; University of Oxford, Bachelor of Civil Law, 1986

?Religion: Atheist

Other Facts

Was reportedly named after Keir Hardie, the first Labour leader in parliament.

Starmer’s mother was diagnosed at a young age with Still’s disease, a rare inflammatory disorder that eventually left her unable to walk, eat or talk.

Served as human rights adviser to the Northern Ireland Policing Board following the Good Friday Agreement, a 1998 peace deal that brought an end to decades of sectarian violence on the island of?Ireland?known?as?“the Troubles.”

Timeline

?1987 - Becomes a barrister at the Middle Temple.

April 9, 2002 - Appointed Queen’s Counsel.

2008-2013 - Director of Public Prosecutions, running the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales.

2014 - Is awarded a knighthood from Charles, then-Prince of Wales.

May 7, 2015 - Elected a Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras.

April 4, 2020 - Elected leader of the Labour Party, replacing Jeremy Corbyn.

July 4, 2024 - The Labour Party wins Britain’s general election by a landslide, ending a 14-year era of Conservative rule.

July 5, 2024 - Officially becomes prime minister of the United Kingdom.

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