| Phil Woolas MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Oldham East and Saddleworth |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Born | 11 December 1959 Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | Two sons |
| Residence | Lees, Greater Manchester |
| Website | www. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Oldham East and Saddleworth is a Constituency in Greater Manchester 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 Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire Unitary authority Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 Lees (pop 10100 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England philwoolas. co. uk |
Philip James Woolas, known as Phil Woolas, (born 11 December 1959[1] in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England[2]) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire Unitary authority Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 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 is Labour member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth and is a Minister of State in the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 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 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Oldham East and Saddleworth is a Constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection
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Early life
He went to Nelson Grammar School on Oxford Road in Nelson, which became Walton (Lane) High School when the LEA went comprehensive in 1972. Nelson is a town in the borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England with a population of 28998 in 2001 Walton High School formerly Nelson Grammar School (prior to 1972 was located on Oxford Road, Nelson in Lancashire, England. The school is now Pendle Vale College since 2006 when the former buildings were demolished and re-developed for housing. After O levels, he went to Nelson and Colne College. Nelson and Colne College is a college situated in the North-West of England, providing further education in the Pendle district of Lancashire. He received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Manchester. The Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester) was a University in Manchester, England.
Woolas joined the Labour party at the age of 16 and became involved in student politics through the Anti-Nazi League. The Anti-Nazi League (ANL was an organisation set up in 1977 on the initiative of the Socialist Workers Party with some sponsorship (and a few small financial donations from [3] Before entering Parliament, Woolas was Head of Communications at the GMB trade union (1991-7) and previously a television producer for the BBC (on Newsnight) from 1988-90 and ITN (Channel 4 News) from 1990-1. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The GMB is a general Trade union in the United Kingdom For the CNN programme see NewsNight with Aaron Brown Newsnight is a British daily News analysis ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Channel 4 News is the news division of British TV broadcaster Channel 4. [4] From 1984-6 he was President of the National Union of Students. The National Union of Students ( NUS) is the main confederation of Students' unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. [2][4]
Parliamentary career
He first won the seat in the 1997 general election, having contested the predecessor Littleborough and Saddleworth seat at a by-election in 1995. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Littleborough and Saddleworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on Littleborough, Milnrow and Saddleworth, in Greater Manchester A By-election was called in the constituency of Littleborough and Saddleworth in Greater Manchester, England, on the 27 July [2] He became parliamentary private secretary to Lord Macdonald of Tradeston, a Transport Minister in 1999, and became a whip in 2001. 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 Angus John "Gus" Macdonald Lord Macdonald of Tradeston, CBE, PC (born 20 August 1940 in Larkhall, Scotland) Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature
In 2003 he was made Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, and in 2005 moved to the ODPM to become Minister of State with responsibility for local government, later moving to the newly created Department for Communities and Local Government with the same responsibilities. The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons The Department for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities During this time he acquired a reputation for evading any questions surrounding the failings of the Local Government Ombudsman. The Commission for Local Administration in England (The Local Government Ombudsmen is a United Kingdom governmental institution established in 1974, which has the [5]
On the 29 June 2007 he moved to his current job as Minister for the Environment at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection He has responsibility for climate change, energy and sustainable development. [4]
In October 2006 Woolas was involved in a debate involving the right of Aishah Azmi, a Muslim teaching assistant, to wear an Islamic veil in class. Aishah Azmi is a British Muslim woman who came to public attention after being suspended and then dismissed from her position as a Classroom [6] In February 2008 he raised the question of inter-cousin marriage as a cause of the high incidence of disability within predominantly Pakistani and Bangladeshi cultures. The society of Pakistan ( ثقافت پاکستان) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups from the Punjabis and Sindhis in the east to the tribal cultures of the Baloch The culture of Bangladesh has a unique history dating back more than 2500 years ago The debate was welcomed by Ann Cryer MP who cited incidences in her own constituency. [7]
Personal life
Woolas, a Manchester United F.C. and Lancashire County Cricket Club supporter,[2] lives in Lees, Greater Manchester, and has done so since 1997. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Lees (pop 10100 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England [8] He is married (June 1988)with two sons (born August 1993 and June 2002).
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Neil Stewart |
President of the National Union of Students 1984-86 |
Succeeded by Vicky Phillips |
References
- ^ Phil Woolas. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Oldham East and Saddleworth is a Constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The National Union of Students ( NUS) is the main confederation of Students' unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. Vicky Philips is Head of the Employment Rights Unit at Thompsons Solicitors, having qualified as a Solicitor in August 1996 BBC News (2006-03-30). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason.
- ^ a b c d Phil Woolas; Biography. epolitix. com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason.
- ^ Phil Woolas - Labour. rochdaleonline. co. uk (N. D. ). Retrieved on 2007-07-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason.
- ^ a b c Phil Woolas: Minister for the Environment. defra. gov. uk (2007-07-04). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Retrieved on 2007-07-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason.
- ^ Deputy Prime Minister - Local Government Ombudsman Written answers from Phil Woolas - Theyworkforyou. com. 19 October 2005. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Veil teacher 'should be sacked' - BBC News. 15 October 2006
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- ^ Woolas, P. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (2007-07-27), “Letters to the editor; Woolas lives locally”, Oldham Evening Chronicle: 6
External links
- Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Phil Woolas MP
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Phil Woolas MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Phil Woolas MP
- BBC Politics page
- Article in Public Service Review: European Union issue 15
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