Jenny Chapman
The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 28 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anneliese Dodds (International Development) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 July 2024 – 28 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David Rutley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | herself as Minister of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Darlington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alan Milburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Peter Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Darlington Council for Cockerton West | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 May 2007 – May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jan Cossins | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 September 1973 Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | Brunel University (BSc) Durham University (MA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jennifer Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington (born 25 September 1973) is a British politician and life peer who has served as Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean since 2025. She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean from 2024 to 2025. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 2010 to 2019.
Chapman was political secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer, from 2020 to 2021. As Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2023, she served as a member of the shadow cabinet. She was appointed Chancellor of Teesside University in 2023.