Steve McCabe (politician)
| Steve McCabe MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lynne Jones |
| Majority | 3,482 (7.5%) |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hall Green |
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| In office 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Hargreaves |
| Succeeded by | Roger Godsiff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1955 Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Lea Clendon |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford |
Stephen James McCabe (born 4 August 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Hall Green from 1997 to 2010, when he was elected for Birmingham Selly Oak.
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[edit] Early life
Born in the shipbuilding town of Port Glasgow on the River Clyde, McCabe attended the town's local secondary school before studying at the Moray House College (later named Moray House School of Education) in Edinburgh, where he was awarded a Diploma in Social Studies (Certificate Qualification Social Work) in 1977 and qualified as a social worker.
He worked initially as a social worker in Wolverhampton for six years from 1977, and from 1978-1982 he served as a shop steward with the National and Local Government Officers Association. In 1983 he was appointed manager with the Priory Group working in the mental health field in Newbury. He left the Priory in 1985 and returned to education, taking an MA in Social Work at the University of Bradford in 1986.
Following his degree he worked as a social services lecturer at the North East Worcestershire College in Redditch. In 1989 he became a child care worker in Solihull until 1991 when was appointed as an education adviser to the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (now called the General Social Care Council). He remained in this position until his election to the House of Commons.
He was elected as a councillor to Birmingham City Council in 1990 and served until 1998, during which time he served as the chair of the city's housing committee.
[edit] Parliamentary career
Steve McCabe was elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Hall Green at the 1997 General Election when he unseated the Conservative member Andrew Hargreaves by 8,420 votes in the Labour landslide; the first time a Labour MP held the seat.
He served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Charles Clarke in his capacity as Secretary of State for Education and Skills (2003–2004) and as Home Secretary (2004–2005). He joined the government Whips Office in 2006 as an Assistant, and since 2007 a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury (a full Whip). He has also served on various select committees, including Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (1998–2003) and Home Affairs Select Committee (2005–2006).
In October 2006 he applied for selection to the redrawn Birmingham Selly Oak seat, which incorporates much of his existing seat. Following the announcement by Lynne Jones, the sitting member for Selly Oak, in January 2007 that she would stand down at the next election, he became the favourite to be selected for the newly drawn constituency, and was duly selected by the local Labour party. He decided not to apply for the redrawn Hall Green seat on the grounds that its boundaries were significantly different from the existing seat of the same name.[1]
He was re-elected, in Selly Oak, at the May 2010 general election.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "MPs fight to be candidate". Brimingham Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands Limited. 30 October 2006. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/tm_headline=mps-fight-to-be-candidate%26method=full%26objectid=18014012%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010
[edit] External links
- His website
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Stephen McCabe MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Stephen McCabe MP
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Steve McCabe
[edit] News items
- 'MP calls for eBay "gun crackdown"' in November 2004
- 'MP slams judge over gun sentence' in March 2004
- 'Fresh fears for asylum centre' in November 2002
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Andrew Hargreaves |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hall Green 1997 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Roger Godsiff |
| Preceded by Lynne Jones |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak 2010 – |
Incumbent |
