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==Pre-parliamentary career==
==Pre-parliamentary career==
She was brought up in [[Bolton, Lancashire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251218/ |title=Who's Who |publisher=Ukwhoswho.com |date= |accessdate=9 May 2015}}</ref> where she attended [[Canon Slade School]] before going up to [[St. Catharine's College, Cambridge]]. She moved to Southwell in Nottinghamshire in 1999.<ref>[http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Nottingham+South/Lilian+Greenwood]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref> She worked in Nottingham for the public sector trade union, [[UNISON]] for 17 years prior to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.labour.org.uk/ppc/lilian_greenwood/30/ |accessdate=10 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20100507092749/http://www2.labour.org.uk:80/ppc/lilian_greenwood/30 |archivedate=7 May 2010 }}</ref>
She was brought up in [[Bolton, Lancashire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251218/ |title=Who's Who |publisher=Ukwhoswho.com |date= |accessdate=9 May 2015}}</ref> where she attended [[Canon Slade School]] before going up to [[St. Catharine's College, Cambridge]]. She moved to Southwell in Nottinghamshire in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Nottingham+South/Lilian+Greenwood |title=Archived copy |accessdate=10 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111207031422/http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk:80/Nottingham+South/Lilian+Greenwood |archivedate=7 December 2011 }}</ref> She worked in Nottingham for the public sector trade union, [[UNISON]] for 17 years prior to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.labour.org.uk/ppc/lilian_greenwood/30/ |accessdate=10 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20100507092749/http://www2.labour.org.uk:80/ppc/lilian_greenwood/30 |archivedate=7 May 2010 }}</ref>


==Parliament==
==Parliament==

Revision as of 20:52, 30 March 2016

Lilian Greenwood
MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 September 2015
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byMichael Dugher
Member of Parliament
for Nottingham South
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byAlan Simpson
Majority6,936 (16.0%)
Personal details
Born
Lilian Rachel Greenwood

(1966-03-26) 26 March 1966 (age 58)
Bolton, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materSt Catharine's College,
Cambridge
WebsiteOfficial website
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Lilian Rachel Greenwood[1] (born 26 March 1966)[2] is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South since 2010.

Pre-parliamentary career

She was brought up in Bolton, Lancashire,[3] where she attended Canon Slade School before going up to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She moved to Southwell in Nottinghamshire in 1999.[4] She worked in Nottingham for the public sector trade union, UNISON for 17 years prior to 2010.[5]

Parliament

She was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the 2010 UK General Election after the incumbent Labour MP, Alan Simpson, announced in 2007 that he would not stand for re-election.[6] She was elected with 37.3% of the vote; a majority of 4.4% over her closest rival.[7]

In July 2010, she was appointed to the Transport Select Committee.[8] She was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Whip.

In late September 2011, she was asked by Ed Miliband (Leader of the Labour Party) to take the role of Shadow Minister of Transport.

Following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party, on 14 September 2015 she was named as the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.[9]

References

  1. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Your representatives - Lilian Greenwood". Democracy Live. BBC News. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Who's Who". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/20100507092749/http://www2.labour.org.uk:80/ppc/lilian_greenwood/30. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Blair critic to stand down as MP". BBC News. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Election 2010 - Nottingham South". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Lilian Greenwood wins seat on transport committee". website. Nottingham Post. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Five Midlands politicians appointed to new Shadow Cabinet". ITV News. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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