Yvonne Fovargue
Yvonne Fovargue | |
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Shadow Minister for Local Government | |
In office 3 July 2017 – 14 March 2019 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Gareth Thomas |
Succeeded by | Stephen Morgan |
Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills | |
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Shadow Minister for Further Education and Skills | |
In office 26 September 2014 – 14 September 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Rushanara Ali |
Succeeded by | Gordon Marsden |
Shadow Minister for International Security Strategy | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 14 September 2014 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Russell Brown |
Succeeded by | Ian Lucas |
Shadow Minister for Transport | |
In office 11 January 2013 – 7 October 2013 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | John Woodcock |
Succeeded by | Gordon Marsden |
Member of Parliament for Makerfield | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Ian McCartney |
Majority | 4,740 (10.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Yvonne Helen Fovargue 29 November 1956 Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Paul Kenny[1] |
Children | 1 daughter |
Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Website | www |
Yvonne Helen Fovargue[2] (born 29 November 1956)[3] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield since 2010.
Early life and career[]
Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Leeds. In the 1980s, she worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate, before becoming the Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau, a role she held for over 20 years.
She also served as a local councillor from 2004 until her election as an MP in 2010.[4]
Parliamentary career[]
Fovargue was elected with a majority of 12,490 at the 2010 general election. She was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 2011 and served as Shadow Transport Minister and Shadow Defence Minister.[5]
She was then appointed as a Shadow Education Minister with responsibility for Further Education and Skills in October 2014 following the resignation of Rushanara Ali.[6] She resigned from this role in March 2019 after voting against the Labour whip in a vote on a second Brexit referendum.[7]
She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[8]
Yvonne Fovargue is a member of the Unite trade union and the Co-operative Party.[4]
Fovargue supported neighboring MP Lisa Nandy in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[9]
Personal life[]
Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is also a member of Mensa and an avid reader of crime fiction.[10]
References[]
- ^ Register of Members' Financial Interests
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8737.
- ^ "Yvonne Fovargue MP". BBC Democracy Live. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Yvonne Fovargue". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Yvonne Fovargue". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Whittaker, Freddie (21 October 2014). "Yvonne Fovargue gets shadow education post in Labour's mini-reshuffle (in an alternate universe? or timeline idk)". FE Week. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Wearmouth, Rachel (14 March 2019). "3 Shadow Ministers Resign Over Vote To Block Second Brexit Referendum". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Here are the 23 MPs backing Wigan's Lisa Nandy in the Labour Party leadership contest". www.wigantoday.net. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Profile – Yvonne Fovargue". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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- People educated at Sale Grammar School
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