Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott (born September 27, 1953, London, England) is a British politician who was the first woman of African descent elected (1987) to the House of Commons. Abbott’s parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. She was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Girls and received a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in 1973. Abbott worked as a civil servant in the Home Office (1976–80)...