Georgia Gould | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of State for School Standards | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Catherine McKinnell |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Alex Burghart |
| Succeeded by | Satvir Kaur |
| Member of Parliament forQueen's Park and Maida Vale | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 14,913 (38.9%) |
| Leader ofCamden Council | |
| In office 17 May 2017 – 11 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Hayward |
| Succeeded by | Richard Olszewski |
| Member ofCamden Council forKentish Town South Kentish Town (2010–2022) | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 11 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Georgia Anne Rebuck Gould (1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (age 39) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Parents | |
| Education | Camden School for Girls |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's College, Oxford London School of Economics |
| Website | Official website |
Georgia Anne Rebuck Gould (born 18 May 1986)[1][2] is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament forQueen's Park and Maida Vale since the2024 general election.[3] She has served asMinister of State for School Standards since 2025.[4]
Gould served as Leader ofCamden Council from 2017 until 2024.[5] A councillor from 2010 to 2024, she chaired theLondon Councils association from 2020 until 2024.[6] Following the 2024 general election, Gould was appointedParliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.[7]
As the daughter of twolife peers she is styledThe Honourable for life.[8][9]
Gould was born atSt Mary's Hospital inPaddington, London, in 1986.[10][1] She is the daughter ofPhilip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood, an adviser to theLabour Party who was particularly associated with former prime ministerTony Blair and hisNew Labour project. Lord Gould died in 2011.[11][12] Her mother isGail Rebuck, Baroness Rebuck, chair ofPenguin Random House UK and a Labour peer. Owing to her background, Gould has been labelled a "red princess" by the media.[13] Through her mother, she is Jewish, and is a member of theJewish Labour Movement.[14][15][11] As a baby, Gould was featured on the cover ofPrivate Eye being held byLeader of the OppositionNeil Kinnock in the run up to the1987 general election.[16]
She grew up inKentish Town, north west London;[17] Gould and her younger sister, Grace, attended a local comprehensive secondary school,Camden School for Girls.[12][18] She has spoken of growing up in a "tribal Labour household"; holidays were spent withAlastair Campbell and his wifeFiona Millar,Tessa Jowell, and the family of Tony Blair.[2]
Prior to university, Gould spent a year as a full-time Labour Party organiser.[2] She then studied history and politics atSt Catherine's College, Oxford.[19] Whilst at Oxford, she succeeded Blair's sonNicky, a childhood friend, as secretary of theOxford University Labour Club.[2] Gould holds a master's degree in global politics from theLondon School of Economics.[20][21]
Before becoming an elected politician, Gould worked for theTony Blair Faith Foundation as a digital manager.[22][2] Politically, she has been described as a centrist, as well as a close "ally" and mentee of Alastair Campbell.[23][2] She was selected as a Labour candidate forKentish Town onCamden London Borough Council in 2009, and, aged 24, she became a Labour councillor at the2010 elections. The ward's three seats were gained by Labour from theLiberal Democrats.[22][12][24]
Gould became the leader of Camden Council in May 2017.[25] In December 2019, under Gould's leadership, aFOI request revealed thatVeolia, a Camden Council contractor for waste removal have never met their cleanliness targets; yet for the two previous years, the firm was only fined 0.5% from their £11.6 million payment for street cleaning.[26] It was said that this pointed "to a local authority who have lost control of their contractor."[26]
Following boundary changes, she representedKentish Town South after the2022 local elections.[27] Gould resigned as a Camden councillor, and Leader of Camden Council, on 11 July 2024, a week after becoming an MP.[28]
Gould authored the bookWasted: How Misunderstanding Young Britain Threatens Our Future, which was published byLittle, Brown Book Group in February 2015.[29] Reviewing it inThe Observer,Bidisha described the book as "an easy-to-read manifesto that debunks the derogatorytabloid stereotype of useless, narcissistic hoodies, thugs,yobs andchavs." Bidisha wrote thatWasted was "inspiring", whilst noting of Gould that "she is not a natural writer andWasted has a tendency to sound like a standard, sweeping speech".[30]
In May 2009, Gould lost out in her attempt to become Labour's parliamentary candidate forErith and Thamesmead, asafe seat for the party, finishing third, behind victorTeresa Pearce.[31]
In May 2024, prior to thegeneral election on 4 July, Gould was selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate forQueen's Park and Maida Vale, a newly created constituency which borders her borough ofCamden.[14] She won the seat with 52.5% of the votes cast, and a majority of 14,913 (38.9%) over her nearest rival.[3]
Following her election to Parliament, Gould was appointedParliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.[7]
In November 2024, Gould voted in favour of theTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legaliseassisted suicide.[32][non-primary source needed]
In the2025 British cabinet reshuffle, Gould was appointed to theDepartment for Education.[33]
She is a member of theFabian Society.[34]
Gould is an active member ofWest London Synagogue, aReform synagogue.[15] She married Alex Zatman at the synagogue in September 2021, in a service conducted by RabbiBaroness Neuberger.[35] Zatman, acivil servant at the time of his marriage, was appointed as a special advisor toSecretary of State for Work and PensionsLiz Kendall in August 2024.[36] He left in April 2025, to work forTeneo, for whom he is a lobbyist.[37][38] Gould took maternity leave from public office in autumn 2023.[39]
In the2024 King's Birthday Honours list, Gould was appointed an Officer of theOrder of the British Empire, for services to Local Government.[40]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament forQueen's Park and Maida Vale 2024–present | Incumbent |
