John Woodcock (politician)
| John Woodcock MP |
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| Shadow Minister for Transport | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2010 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Willie Bain |
| Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | John Hutton |
| Majority | 5,208 (11.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1978 Sheffield, South Yorkshire[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Website | www.john-woodcock-for-furness.org |
John Zak Woodcock[2] (born 14 October 1978)[3] is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow and Furness since 2010.
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Early and personal life [edit]
Woodcock worked as an aide to John Hutton from 2005 to 2008 and later a special advisor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.[4] He is married to Mandy Telford, president of the National Union of Students between 2002 and 2004.[5]
Parliamentary career [edit]
Woodcock was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in the 2010 general election with a majority of 5,208.[6] He succeeded John Hutton, Labour MP for the constituency since 1992.
On 10 October 2010, only five months after being elected to Parliament, he was named a Shadow Minister for Transport. In 2011 Woodcock was appointed Chair of Labour Friends of Israel.[7]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251659/
- ^ "List of Members returned to serve in Parliament at the General Election 2010". London Gazette. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ "John Woodcock MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Meet Labour's man set to replace John Hutton". North-West Evening Mail. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Jess Freeman (2010-07-09). "NUS presidents: where are they now?". Total Politics. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Barrow & Furness". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Marcus Dysch (5 July 2011). "Labour Friends of Israel name new chair". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Hutton |
Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness 2010–present |
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