Ed Balls

Edward Michael Balls is a British former politician, broadcaster and economist. He served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015. A member of Labour Co-op, he was the Member of Parliament for Normanton and later for Morley and Outwood between 2005 and 2015.