Danielle Rowley
Danielle Rowley | |
|---|---|
 Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Midlothian | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Owen Thompson |
| Majority | 885 (2.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danielle Rowley February 1990 (age 34) |
| Political party | Labour |
Danielle Rowley (born February 1990[1]) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian[2] at the 2017 snap general election.[3]
The daughter of politician Alex Rowley,[4] she was educated at Dalkeith High School and Edinburgh Napier University.[5] Since graduating from university, Rowley has worked for the Scottish Labour Party, the Scottish Parliament, the Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations and homeless charity Shelter.[6]
Shortly after her election, she was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry.[7] On 6 September 2017, she was announced as Campaign Chief for Richard Leonard's campaign for the Scottish Labour leadership.[8]
References
- ^ ""Tweet in 2016"". Twitter.
- ^ "Danielle Rowley MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament.
- ^ "Election 2017: Midlothian". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Aitken, Mark (7 May 2017). "Opponents slam daughter of Scots deputy Labour leader as she takes two week break from campaign in Cuba". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Danielle Rowley MP". New Socialist. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ MP, Danielle Rowley (7 July 2017). "Delighted to be appointed as PPS to @EmilyThornberry – looking forward to working with her & Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth team". @DaniRowley. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Leonard hires new MP as campaign chief in Scottish Labour leadership race | LabourList". LabourList | Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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