Produced by: Tarun Mishra
Keir Starmer, who recently won the 2024 general election, has amassed a significant financial portfolio through his legal career, political leadership, and strategic property investments according to Oxford Mail.
Born in Southwark, Starmer pursued his education at Leeds University and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, setting the stage for his distinguished legal and political career.
Starmer rose to prominence as Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 2008 to 2013, positions renowned for their substantial salaries in the legal field.
Transitioning from law to politics, Starmer assumed leadership of the Labour Party in April 2020, marking a pivotal shift towards national leadership.
Currently residing in North London with his wife Victoria Alexander and their two children, Starmer owns a Kentish Town residence purchased in 2004 at £600,000, now valued at over £1 million. According to a report from The Daily Mail on Sunday, as of May 2020, Keir Starmer also possessed seven acres of land in Surrey, which he inherited in 1996 and estimated to be valued up to £10 million.
Keir Starmer's neighbourhood in North London is also rich with history, boasting the renowned Highgate Cemetery where the 'Father of Communism' Karl Marx with Lucien Freud, and George Michael are buried, alongside Keats House, the former residence and workplace of poet John Keats
The Starmers share their neighborhood with several high-profile residents. Icons such as Harry Styles and Benedict Cumberbatch are often seen around Hampstead Heath. Notably, nearby lives Labour colleague Ed Miliband, contributing to the area's prominent community.
Starmer's financial portfolio, estimated between £10-15 million, encompasses earnings from his legal career, parliamentary salaries, and strategic property investments in London and Surrey.
As an MP since 2021, Starmer earned a base salary of £76,961, supplemented by an additional £49,193 for his role as Leader of the Opposition. His legal services as a barrister also earned him over £21,000 from 2020/2021.
Victoria Alexander, Starmer's wife and a former solicitor turned NHS occupational health worker, married Keir in 2007.