Alex Ballinger | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Halesowen | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 4,364 (11.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Alexander Robert Ballinger [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Halesowen since 2024. He gained the seat from James Morris,a Conservative. [2]
Ballinger served as a Royal Marine officer from 2005 to 2013,retiring with the rank of Captain, [3] [4] [5] and previously worked in the Middle East for the Department for International Development as an aid worker. [6] He then worked in Pakistan for the Foreign,Commonwealth &Development Office (FCDO) as a diplomat. [7] [8]
Most recently,Ballinger was the CEO of a mental health charity [9] based in Birmingham and the Black Country,leaving the role in 2024. [6]
Ballinger voted against an amendment to the King's Speech that would have removed the former Conservative Government's policy of a two-child benefit cap. [10] It was widely reported that Labour MPs who did not vote with the government would have the whip removed and be forced to sit as independents. [11]
Ballinger voted to means test the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners [12]
In November 2024,Ballinger voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [13]
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