Paddy Tipping
| Paddy Tipping MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Sherwood |
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| In office 9 April 1992 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Mark Spencer |
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| Born | 24 October 1949 Halifax, West Yorkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Simon Patrick Tipping (born 24 October 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sherwood from 1992 to 2010.
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[edit] Early life
Tipping was born in Halifax. He went to Hipperholme Grammar School (when a state school) in Hipperholme. At the University of Nottingham, he gained a BA in Philosophy in 1972 and an MA in Social Sciences in 1978. He was a social work in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from 1972-9. From 1979-83, he was a Project leader for the (C of E) Children's Society in Nottingham. From 1981-93, he was a Nottinghamshire county councillor.
[edit] Parliamentary career
He contested Rushcliffe in 1987. He took Sherwood from the Conservatives in 1992.
He has worked in a number of junior government positions starting out as PPS to Jack Straw while he was home secretary (1997-9). He then moved on to being a Junior minister at the Privy Council office (1999-2001), and then Chairman of the sub-committee on environment, food and rural affairs (2001-5). After a short period on the back benches, he has returned to being PPS for Jack Straw.
Recent areas of his political activity include (in no particular order) energy and carbon emissions, local planning issues, public sector pensions, rights of access for walkers and compensation for ex-miners with health problems.
He was formerly Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from March 2007.
On 23 October 2009, Tipping announced his decision to stand down at the next general election.[1]
[edit] Personal life
He is Vice-President of the Ramblers Association. He married Irene Margaret Quinn on January 8, 1970 in Nottingham. They have two daughters. He suffered a heart attack in June 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ Mulholland, Hélène (2009-10-23). "Labour backbencher Paddy Tipping stands down". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/23/labour-backbencher-paddy-tipping-stands-down. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
