# Kier Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013. ## Quick Facts - **Born:** September 2, 1962 - **Nationality:** British - **Occupation:** barrister - **Category:** Power & Politics ## Overview Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013. ## Wikipedia Context This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Kier Starmer. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 ## Sources Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer ## Timeline ### 1962 — Keir Rodney Starmer was born on 2 September 1962 in Southwark, south east... Keir Rodney Starmer was born on 2 September 1962 in Southwark, south east London, and raised in Oxted, Surrey ### 1962 — Birth Birth of Kier Starmer. ### 1976 — The school converted into an independent fee-paying school in 1976, while he... The school converted into an independent fee-paying school in 1976, while he was a student ### 1987 — Main article: Legal career of Keir Starmer Barrister Starmer became a barrister... Main article: Legal career of Keir Starmer Barrister Starmer became a barrister in 1987 at the Middle Temple, then a bencher in 2009 ### 1988 — After joining the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, he was its secretary... After joining the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, he was its secretary (1988–92), treasurer (1992–95) and executive committee member (1996–99) ### 1990 — Starmer joined the newly founded Doughty Street Chambers in 1990 and worked... Starmer joined the newly founded Doughty Street Chambers in 1990 and worked primarily on human rights matters ### 1999 — In 1999, he was a junior barrister on Lee Clegg's appeal In 1999, he was a junior barrister on Lee Clegg's appeal ### 2002 — Starmer served as a human rights adviser to the Northern Ireland Policing Board... Starmer served as a human rights adviser to the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Association of Chief Police Officers, and was also a member of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Death Penalty Advisory Panel from 2002 to 2008 ### 2003 — Starmer wrote legal opinions and marched in protest against the Iraq War... Starmer wrote legal opinions and marched in protest against the Iraq War following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and said in 2015 that he believed the war was "not lawful under international law because there was no UN resolution expressly authorising it" ### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references. ### 2026 — Profile Update Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness. ## Quotes > "Profile note: Kier Starmer was complemented using Wikipedia reference material." > — Kier Starmer, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) > "Editorial note: This block stores profile notes and source context, not attributed quotations." > — Kier Starmer, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) > "Source note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" > — Kier Starmer, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) --- Source: https://peoplebio.info/p/kier-starmer