Nick Thomas-Symonds.
NICK THOMAS-SYMONDS
HAROLD WILSON: THE WINNER (2022)
Harold Wilson (born 1916) had two spells as Prime Minister of the UK, from 1964 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1976. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1963, remaining so until 1976.
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Nick Thomas-Symonds (born 1980) was appointed in July 2024 as Paymaster General, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations. This followed the landslide general election of 2024, which brought Labour to power. He is the son of a steelworker and industrial chemsit and was brought up in Blaenavon, Wales. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, gaining a first class degree. He was a tutor, then lecturer, at the university, and also qualified as a barrister. He was elected as the Labour MP for his home seat of Torfaen at the 2015 general election.
