Yvonne Fovargue
| Yvonne Fovargue | |
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| Member of Parliament for Makerfield |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ian McCartney |
| Majority | 13,155 (29.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1956 Sale, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Kenny[1] |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Website | www |
Yvonne Helen Fovargue[2] (born 29 November 1956)[3] is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Makerfield constituency, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester since 2010, replacing the previous Labour MP Ian McCartney, who stepped down due to ill health.[4]
Early life
Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School and has a BA in English from Leeds University. She was an elected member of Warrington council from 2004 until 2010 and worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate in 1980s. She was later Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau, a role she held for over 20 years.
Political career
Fovargue served as a local councillor from 2004 until her election as an MP in 2010[5]
She was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 2011 and subsequently served as Shadow Transport Minister and then Shadow Defence Minister.[6]
Fovargue was made Shadow Education Minister with responsibility for Further Education and Skills in October 2014 following the resignation of Rushanara Ali[7]
Fovargue is a member of Unite the Union and The Co-operative Party.[5]
Personal life
Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is a member of Mensa and an avid reader of crime fiction.[8]
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- Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Makerfield 2010–present |
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- ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110124/part2.htm
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59418. p. 8737. 13 May 2010.
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