Helen Jackson (politician)
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Helen Jackson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hillsborough | |
| In office 10 April 1992 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Flannery |
| Succeeded by | Angela Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1939 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Keith Jackson (divorced) |
| Alma mater | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
Helen Margaret Jackson CBE (née Price, born 19 May 1939) is a British politician.
Early life
She attended the independent Berkhamsted School for Girls and read Modern History at St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating from Oxford University in 1960, and then the C.F. Mott College of Education (which later became part of Liverpool Polytechnic), gaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in 1972. Between 1960 and 1961, she worked as assistant librarian at the Queen's College, Oxford. From 1961 to 1962, Jackson was an assistant teacher in Stoke on Trent. She was a teacher in Lancashire between 1972 and 1974, and in Sheffield from 1974 from 1980. She was on the Labour party's National Executive Committee.
Parliamentary career
Jackson was Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hillsborough from 1992 until she stepped down at the 2005 general election.
Jackson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours for her services to the Women and Pensions Network and the community in South Yorkshire.[1][2]
Family
She married Keith Jackson in 1960, but the couple divorced in 1998. They have two sons and one daughter. Her brother, Christopher Price, was the Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr from 1966 to 1970, and for Lewisham West from February 1974 to 1983.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 7.
- ^ "Entrepreneur and ex-MP win CBEs", Sheffield Telegraph, 31 December 2009
- ^ Tam Dalyell (24 February 2015). "Christopher Price: Energetic MP who despite his combative nature was liked and admired both by colleagues and opponents". The Independent.
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- 1939 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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- Alumni of St Hilda's College, Oxford
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- 20th-century British women politicians
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