David Kidney

David Kidney
David Kidney
Member of Parliament
for Stafford
In office
1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by Bill Cash
Succeeded by Jeremy Lefroy
Personal details
Born 21 March 1955 (1955-03-21) (age 56)
Meir, Stoke-on-Trent
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Bristol

David Neil Kidney (born 21 March 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford from 1997 to 2010.

Contents

Early life

Kidney attended Pinewood Primary School in Meir (now the new Crescent Primary School), Longton High School then the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College. He studied Law at the University of Bristol, receiving an LLB. Kidney was a solicitor from 1977-79 in Hanley then in Stafford from 1979-97, and a Stafford Borough councillor from 1987-97. He was a parish councillor of Checkley from 1983-7.

Political career

Kidney was Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1997, when he defeated Conservative candidate David Cameron, to 2010, when he lost to the Conservative candidate Jeremy Lefroy by 5,460 votes in a 7.4% swing.[1]

He served on the Modernisation Committee from 2001 - 2005 and was a member of the Treasury Select Committee from 1997-2001. He was an unpaid Ministerial aide in the Environment team, but resigned in 2003 when he voted against the Iraq War. He became PPS to Elliot Morley Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in November 2005, and in 2006 he became the PPS to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, David Miliband. Following this, Kidney was PPS to Rosie Winterton, then Minister of State for Work and Pensions. He also served as Chair and an officer of several All-Party Groups, including Environment and Conservation & Wildlife. He recently agreed to chair a new All-Party Group formed to highlight the role of science and technology in British agriculture. Kidney also chaired the Associate Parliamentary Group for Looked after Children & Care Leavers and the "Fair Funding F40" group of the 40 lowest funded schools areas in England, campaigning for fairer funding for local schools.[2] In the June 2009 reshuffle Kidney entered the Government as a minister for the first time, becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Energy and Climate Change, replacing Joan Ruddock.

Personal life

He has two children, Robert and Katy, and is married to Elaine. Kidney is also a school governor for Silkmore Primary School. He supports the football team Port Vale.

References

External links

News items

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Bill Cash
Member of Parliament for Stafford
19972010
Succeeded by
Jeremy Lefroy

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • David Cameron — (2010) David William Donald Cameron (* 9. Oktober 1966 in London) ist ein britischer Politiker und seit dem 11. Mai 2010 Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs. Er ist seit 2005 Parteivorsitzender der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • David William Donald Cameron — David Cameron David William Donald Cameron (* 9. Oktober 1966 in London) ist ein britischer Politiker. Er ist seit dem 6. Dezember 2005 der Parteivorsitzende der Conservative Party und damit Oppositionsführer. Inha …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • David Cameron — This article is about the British prime minister. For other uses, see David Cameron (disambiguation). The Right Honourable David Cameron MP …   Wikipedia

  • David S. Ware — photo by Corentin Lamy Background information Birth name David Spencer Ware Born November 7, 1 …   Wikipedia

  • David Wallace (rugby union) — David Wallace Full name David P. Wallace Date of birth 8 July 1976 (1976 07 08) (age 35) Place of birth Limerick, Ireland Height 6ft 2in (1.88 m) Weight 16st 8lb (105 kg) School …   Wikipedia

  • David Alexander Mulholland — Born 1938 Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland Died 10 December 2003 (aged 65) Chester, England Cause of death kidney failure Nationality …   Wikipedia

  • David J. Templeton — (1954 March 24, 1997) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland who was murdered in 1997 after he was outed as a gay man by the Sunday Life newspaper. Contents 1 Life 2 Christian ministry 3 Death …   Wikipedia

  • David Brudnoy — Born June 5, 1940 (1940 06 05) Minneapolis, Minnesota Died …   Wikipedia

  • David Thomas (musician) — David Thomas David Thomas Background information Birth name David Lynn Thomas Born June 14, 1953 …   Wikipedia

  • David Dill — Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 6A district Incumbent Assumed office 2003 Preceded by Tom Bakk Personal details Born …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”