He was active politically as a teenager, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Leeds in 1985 and received a postgraduate Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of Oxford where he was a student at St Edmund Hall in 1986.

In 1985, he became the first member of his family to graduate from college. In 1986, he became the editor of a British Trotskyist radical magazine called Socialist Alternatives. He served as its editor for a year. In 1987, he became a barrister at the Middle Temple and was promoted to the rank of bencher at the Middle Temple in 2009.

Jul 5, 2024 · For a while after graduating, Sir Keir lived above a brothel in north London. More importantly, he was building a reputation as a workaholic that would see him go on to become a successful and...

6 days ago · Starmer grew up in Surrey and attended Reigate Grammar School, a selective state school that became private during his time as a student there. The first member of his family to attain a university degree, he graduated from the University of Leeds with a …

Jul 5, 2024 · Britain's 58th Prime Minister, Keir Starmer graduated from the University of Leeds in 1985 with a degree in Law. Check his complete education and career path below.

Sep 2, 2024 · He earned undergraduate and graduate law degrees from the University of Leeds and the University of Oxford in 1985-86. His graduation ceremony was “the only time my dad had put a suit on,” he told British Vogue. (July 5, 2024)

Jul 5, 2024 · The country’s 58th Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer graduated from Leeds in 1985 with a degree in Law. He went on to become a barrister, and in 2008 was named the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales.

Jul 12, 2024 · Sir Keir was presented with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law by Professor Chris Hilson from the School of Law University of Reading on 11 July 2014. Speaking at the Graduation Ceremony, Professor Hilson, said: "Sir Keir's influence on the country's legal matters and systems over the last 20 years cannot be overestimated.

Jul 4, 2024 · Keir Starmer on graduation day with his father Rodney and mother Josephine (Labour Party)

After Leeds, he took a postgraduate degree in Civil Law at the university of Oxford. Interestingly, he also attended London's top Guildhall School of Music, and plays the piano, the flute and the violin.