| Tony Lloyd MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Central | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Litherland |
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| Majority | 9,776 (33. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Manchester Central 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 Robert Kenneth Litherland, known as Bob Litherland, (born 23 June, 1930) is a British Labour politician 4%) |
Member of Parliament for Stretford | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Born | 25 February 1950 Barton-upon-Irwell |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Judith Ann Tear |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Anthony Joseph Lloyd, known as Tony Lloyd, (born 25 February 1950, Barton-upon-Irwell) is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Manchester Central. Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) 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 Winston Spencer-Churchill (born October 10, 1940) generally known as Winston Churchill, is a retired British Conservative Party Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barton-upon-Irwell (or Barton) is an area of Eccles, within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in 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 Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Nottingham is a Public, Co-educational institution of Higher learning in the city of Nottingham, England. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barton-upon-Irwell (or Barton) is an area of Eccles, within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in 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 Manchester Central is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Early life
He went to Stretford Grammar School for Boys on Great Stone Road in Stretford and the University of Nottingham gaining a BSc in Maths in 1972. Stretford Grammar School is a selective state school in the borough of Trafford, England Stretford (pop 37500 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England The University of Nottingham is a Public, Co-educational institution of Higher learning in the city of Nottingham, England. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Later he went to Manchester Business School studying for an MBA, becoming a university lecturer in Business Studies at the University of Salford. Manchester Business School ( MBS) is the business and management school of the University of Manchester in England. The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines The University of Salford is a Plate glass university based in Salford Greater Manchester, England, with approximately 20000 registered students
Parliamentary career
Lloyd was first returned to the British House of Commons at the 1983 general election, as Member of Parliament for Stretford. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of When constituency boundaries were revised for the 1997 general election, he transferred to the Manchester Central constituency, where he has been returned at subsequent elections. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Manchester Central is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
When Labour was returned to office in 1997 under Tony Blair, Lloyd was appointed a junior minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office under Robin Cook, but left the Government in the reshuffle in 1999. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour He remains a backbencher. For other meanings see Backbench A backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP or a legislator who does not hold governmental
Since leaving the Government, his voting record shows a strong left-wing inclination, with him appearing as a rebel teller on several notable occasions. Lloyd joined the considerable number of Labour MPs in choosing to vote against government policy regarding the Iraq War, following this he sided with the sizable number of Labour MPs who rebelled against government policy to detain terror suspects for 90 days without trial, further, in 2007 Lloyd also voted against the renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The UK Trident programme is the United Kingdom 's Trident missile -based nuclear weapons programme. Lloyd has also allied himself with other notable left wing causes, consistently voting in support of gay rights and against government policy to introduce student tuition fees. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian Tuition means instruction or teaching. In American English, the term tuition is often used to refer to a fee charged for educational instruction
He is also a Vice-President of the Western European Union. The Western European Union ( WEU) is a partially dormant European defence and security organization established on the basis of the Treaty of Brussels of 1948 He became chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, which represents the concern of backbench MPs, on December 5, 2006, defeating incumbent Ann Clwyd who was perceived to be too close to Blair. In UK politics, the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP is the Parliamentary party of the Labour Party in Parliament: Labour MPs as a collective Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Clwyd Roberts (born 21 March 1937 Denbigh) is a British Labour MP. [1]
Contributed chapters about John Robert Clynes and George Kelly, Labour Members of Parliament for Manchester elected in 1906, to Men Who Made Labour, edited by Alan Haworth and Diane Hayter. John Robert Clynes ( 27 March 1869 &ndash 23 October 1949) was a British Trade unionist and Labour Party Dianne Hayter (born 7 September, 1949) is a British politician who since 1998 has served as a member of the Labour Party National Executive
Personal life
He married Judith Ann Tear on September 21 1974 in Leicester. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional They have a son and three daughters.
External links
- Tony Lloyd official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Tony Lloyd MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Tony Lloyd MP
- BBC Politics
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Winston Churchill | Member of Parliament for Stretford 1983–1997 | Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by Bob Litherland | Member of Parliament for Manchester Central 1997 – present | Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ann Clwyd | Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party 2006 – present | Incumbent |
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