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Justine Thornton
Spouse of the Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 September 2010
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byJack Dromey MP
Personal details
Born1970
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Ed Miliband
(m. 2011–present)
ChildrenDaniel Miliband
Samuel Miliband
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationBarrister, Actress

Justine Thornton (born 1970) is a British barrister, and the wife of Ed Miliband, the Leader of the Labour Party. She is a former child actress who appeared in Dramarama and Hardwicke House.

Early life and education

Thornton was born in Nottingham and educated at West Bridgford School.

She was once a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop at the age of 16. Shortly before starting at university, she also starred as Erica, the rebellious schoolgirl in the hour-long pilot episode "The Visit" of Hardwicke House with Pam Ferris, a controversial ITV sitcom that was later pulled from the schedules in 1987 following a backlash over its content.

In 1988, Thornton starred as Chrissie in the long-running children’s show Dramarama, alongside Wil Johnson, Denyse Alexander and Julian Kemp for the episode of Snap Decision which was aired in January 1989.

Thornton read Law at Robinson College, Cambridge, graduating with a Master's Degree in 1992, and was called to the Bar in 1994.

Career

After completing her studies Thorton decided to specialise in environmental law. A former Allen and Overy environmental barrister, she is now at 39 Essex Street The 2010 edition of Legal 500, the lawyers’ directory, simply called her “first class”.

She was appointed as an adviser to the British Government on biotechnology and the environment in 2000, a role she had until 2005 and was later on the Attorney General's C Panel. She has also served for the Welsh Assembly Government, and in 2009 was shortlisted for Chambers and Partners Environmental and Planning Junior of the Year.

Thornton has also worked on several law related publications. Among them, she is the general editor of Sweet and Maxwell's 'Encyclopedia of Environmental Law', and a co-author of Sweet and Maxwell's textbook series on environmental law. She also co-authored of the 'Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Law Society Legislation Guides'.

Whilst a barrister, Thornton became an Associate Governor at Brookfield Primary School in 2009 to get involved with the local community and develop her interest in education.

Personal life

Thornton's husband is the Labour party leader Ed Miliband. They met in 2002, and live together in North London. The couple were engaged in March 2010, and married at Langar Hall near Nottingham on 27 May 2011. They have two sons – Daniel Miliband, born 2009, and Samuel Miliband, born 2010.

In June 2005, Thornton and fellow barrister Quincy Whitaker climbed the 13,671ft Mount Toubkal in Morocco. The duo daringly started off their trek wearing just T-shirts and shorts but, as they reached the top, and the temperature dropped, they were forced to ask their Berber guides to unwrap their turbans and use them as makeshift shawls to keep warm.

Thornton is a close friend of Frances Osborne, the wife of current Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, whom she met at university, and travelled with across America.

References

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  5. Stratton, Allegra (26 September 2010). "Ed Miliband's partner Justine Thornton is shy but steely". Guardian Online. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  6. Snap Decision at IMDb
  7. "Members Profile - 39 Essex Street". 39essex.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  8. Sawer, Patrick (3 October 2010). "Justine Thornton Mrs. Milibands secret history". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  9. "Brookfield Primary School - Who We Are". Camden. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  10. Brady, Brian; Merrick, Jane (7 June 2009). "Battle for survival at No 10: Mandelson key to defeat of rebels". The Independent on Sunday. London. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  11. "Ed Miliband 'will marry' but politics 'got in the way'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  12. "Doncaster MP Ed Miliband to wed". Doncaster Free Press. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  13. Bingham, John (30 March 2011). "Ed Miliband to marry partner Justine Thornton - but no best man". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  14. White, Michael (27 May 2011), "Ed Miliband wedding day – a very private affair", The Guardian, London: Guardian Media Group, retrieved 27 May 2011
  15. "Ed Miliband's partner Justine gives birth to second son". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  16. Walters, Simon (12 June 2011). "War of the Milibands: Full extent of brothers' feud exposed as book reveals bad blood over 'fratricide'". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  17. McElvoy, Anne (28 September 2010). "Anguish of the Miliband women". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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