Diana Organ

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Diana Mary Organ
Member of Parliament
for Forest of Dean
In office
2 May 1997 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMark Harper
Personal details
Born
Diana Mary Pugh

(1952-02-21) 21 February 1952 (age 69)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Alma materSt 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[]

  1. ^ "Mrs Diana Organ (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Candidate= Diana Organ". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Follett victory heralds quiet Labour revolution". The Guardian. 28 March 1995. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Iraq War". Mrs Diana Organ, former MP, Forest of Dean. TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ "What MPs have been asked to repay". The Independent. London. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.

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