Andy Love - Citizendia

Andy Love MP

Member of Parliament for Edmonton
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Ian Twinn

Born	21 March 1949 (1949-03-21) (age 59) Greenock, Scotland
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour Co-operative

Andrew McCulloch Love (born 21 March 1949, Greenock, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Edmonton is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ian David Twinn (born 26 April, 1950) is a British Conservative politician Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenock ( Gaelic Grianaig g̊ɾʲiənɛg̊ʲ is a large town and former Burgh of barony in the Inverclyde Council area of western Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Labour Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenock ( Gaelic Grianaig g̊ɾʲiənɛg̊ʲ is a large town and former Burgh of barony in the Inverclyde Council area of western Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He has been Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Edmonton since 1997. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Co-operative Party is a democratic socialist Political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Edmonton is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Born in Greenock, Andy Love was educated at the town's high school before attending Strathclyde University in Glasgow, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree. The University of Strathclyde (Oilthigh Srath Chluaidh is a university in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom He moved to London in 1974 and joined the Labour Party the following year. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

He was elected to the London Borough of Haringey Council in 1980 for two terms and chaired both the council's finance and housing committees. The London Borough of Haringey (ˈhærɪŋgeɪ) is a Borough of North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) He also served as a member of the North East Thames Regional Health Authority. In 1985 he became the political secretary for Co-operative Retail Services (now part of The Co-operative Group), and in 1993 he became the parliamentary officer of the Cooperative Party. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Co-operative Retail Services Limited ( CRS) was the second-largest Consumer co-operative society in the UK. Co-operative Group Limited, trading as The Co-operative Group, is a United Kingdom Consumers' co-operative, and one of the world's largest consumer-owned Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) He contested the Edmonton seat at the 1992 General Election but was defeated narrowly (just 593 votes) by the sitting Conservative MP Ian Twinn. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Ian David Twinn (born 26 April, 1950) is a British Conservative politician In the Labour landslide at the 1997 election, Love easily unseated Twinn and has held the seat since. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election

In parliament he is involved in many backbench groups and campaigns and served as has acted as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jacqui Smith when she was the minister at the Department of Health and Department for Trade and Industry between 2001 and 2005. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith (born 3 November 1962 is a British Politician for the Labour Party. The Department of Health (DH is a department of the United Kingdom government but with responsibility for government policy for England alone on Health The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has been a member of the Treasury Select Committee since 2005. HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing

Love supported Peter Hain in the 2007 deputy leadership election. Peter Gerald Hain (born 16 February 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party Politician who has The 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election was a British political party election for the position of Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Since 1999 he has been a vice-patron of the Helen Rollason Cancer Appeal. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Helen Frances Rollason MBE ( March 11 1956 - August 9 1999) was a British sports journalist and Television presenter

Voting Record

How Andrew Love voted on key issues since 2001 (They Work For You):

Has never voted on a transparent Parliament.
Voted for introducing a smoking ban.
Voted for introducing ID cards.
Voted for introducing foundation hospitals.
Voted for introducing student top-up fees.
Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
Voted for the Iraq war.
Voted against investigating the Iraq war.
Voted for replacing Trident.
Voted for the hunting ban.
Voted for equal gay rights.

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