Gemma Doyle (politician)
Gemma Doyle | |
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| Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans | |
| In office 8 October 2010 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Bob Ainsworth |
| Succeeded by | Rachael Maskell (as Shadow Minister for Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans) |
| Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John McFall |
| Succeeded by | Martin Docherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1981[1] Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland[2] |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Committees | Energy and Climate Change 2010, Administration 2010, Armed Forces Bill 2011– |
Gemma Doyle (born 13 April 1981)[1] is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire between 2010 and 2015.[3][4]
Career[]
She previously worked for the Labour Party, and before that for the Institution of Civil Engineers as a conference organiser, for the political communications company Holyrood Communications Ltd, and as a Labour party researcher for Cathy Craigie Labour MSP.
She had previously stood as a Labour candidate in Scotland at the 2004 European Parliament elections.
Member of Parliament[]
In October 2010 she became Labour's Shadow Defence Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans,[5] deputy to Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy. In 2011, she was a member of the special Select Committee set up to scrutinise the Bill that became the Armed Forces Act 2011.[6]
Later career[]
Doyle lost her seat in the 2015 election, and after leaving parliament became director of a public affairs firm.[7]
Doyle is a Trustee of the Foreign Policy Centre and chair of the Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency Labour party.[8][9]
Personal life[]
Gemma Doyle is married to , the Director of External Engagement at the Scottish Labour Party,[10] who was formerly at Portland Communications and Blue State Digital. Poynton was the Labour candidate for North East Fife at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b "Strathleven Regeneration C.I.C." Dellam Corporate Information. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "About Gemma". gemmadoyle.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Gemma Doyle, former MP, West Dunbartonshire – TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ STV
- ^ "Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams". BBC News. 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill". parliament.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Warry, Richard. "Election results 2017: How do you get over losing your job as an MP?". BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Trustees". Foreign Policy Centre. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Bermondsey Corbynites claim Neil Coyle breached rules in trigger ballots". LabourList. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Murphy continues Scottish Labour rebuilding with appointment of Better Together Chief". LabourList. 21 January 2015.
- ^ "2003 Election Results".
External links[]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- "Gemma Doyle MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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- Living people
- 1981 births
- Labour Co-operative MPs for Scottish constituencies
- UK MPs 2010–2015
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- 21st-century Scottish women politicians