Ed is MP for Doncaster North and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Ed served as Minister for the Cabinet Office under Gordon Brown in 2007 and then as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2008 to 2010. In this role, Ed oversaw the introduction of the Climate Change Act 2008, which legislated for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by at least 80% by 2050. From 2010 to 2015, he served as the Leader of the Labour Party in opposition.