Diana Organ
Diana Mary Organ | |
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Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Mark Harper |
Personal details | |
Born | Diana Mary Pugh 21 February 1952 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford University of Bath Bristol Polytechnic |
Diana Mary Organ (née Pugh; born 21 February 1952)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Forest of Dean from 1997 to 2005.
Early life[]
Her father was Finance Controller of GKN. She went to the independent Edgbaston Church of England College for Girls in Edgbaston, Birmingham (which became the co-ed St. Georges School, Birmingham in 1999). At (then all female) St Hugh's College, Oxford, she gained a BA in Geography in 1973. At the School of Education at the University of Bath, she gained a PGCE in 1974. From Bristol Polytechnic in 1981, she gained a Diploma in Special Education.[2]
From 1974–77, she was an assistant special needs teacher. She was deputy head of St Germans primary school near Saltash, Cornwall from 1977–9. From 1979–82, she was Head of a Special Needs Unit in Somerset. She worked on supply in special schools in Somerset from 1982–8. She was an assistant English teacher in Somerset from 1988–92. She worked as a political researcher for Oxfordshire County Council from 1992–5.[2]
Parliamentary career[]
Organ contested West Gloucestershire at the 1992 general election, but was not successful. In 1995 she was again selected to stand for Labour, this time through an all-women shortlist.[3] She was Labour Party Member of Parliament for the re-created seat of Forest of Dean from the 1997 election until she stepped down at the 2005 election, citing changing family circumstances.[citation needed] During her time in Parliament, she voted against the Iraq War.[4]
During the 2009 parliamentary expenses scandal, Organ was required to repay £15,964.01 in respect of falsely claimed expenses relating to mortgage interest payments.[5]
Personal life[]
She married Richard in 1975. The couple have two daughters.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Mrs Diana Organ (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Candidate= Diana Organ". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Follett victory heralds quiet Labour revolution". The Guardian. 28 March 1995. p. 8.
- ^ "Iraq War". Mrs Diana Organ, former MP, Forest of Dean. TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "What MPs have been asked to repay". The Independent. London. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
External links[]
- They Work For You
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Diana Organ
- Ask Aristotle
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol
- Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford
- 20th-century British women politicians
- 21st-century British women politicians
- 20th-century English women
- 20th-century English people
- 21st-century English women
- 21st-century English people