Angela Watkinson
Dame Angela Watkinson Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | David Watts |
Succeeded by | Anne Milton |
Member of Parliament for Hornchurch and Upminster Upminster (2001–2010) | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Keith Darvill |
Succeeded by | Julia Dockerill |
Member of Essex County Council for Billericay North | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Lilian Greenfield |
Succeeded by | Anthony Hedley |
Personal details | |
Born | Angela Eileen Ellicott 18 November 1941 Leytonstone, Essex, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Roy Watkinson |
Website | Official website |
Dame Angela Eileen Watkinson,
On 19 April 2017, Watkinson announced that she would not be standing for re-election at the 2017 general election.[1]
Early life
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Born in
In 1988, she became a clerk to a school governing body, then committee clerk to
Parliamentary career
Watkinson was a member of the right-wing
At a press conference on 13 March 2007, Watkinson stated that "the whole premise of sex education was wrong".[4] Watkinson is among a dozen or so MPs who hold the most firm record on sexual identity politics, disapproving of every piece of legislation supportive of homosexuality that has passed through the House of Commons.[5] An exception was her vote in support of the second reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on 5 February 2013.[6]
She was appointed
Watkinson has expressed opposition to the introduction of non-branded packaging for cigarettes; in a debate on this in 2014, Labour MP Diana Johnson pointed out that Watkinson had accepted hospitality and two tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show, worth £1,260, from Japan Tobacco, makers of Benson & Hedges cigarettes.[8] She is a supporter of Israel and often spoke about that in the House of Commons.
In spite of her background as a right-wing "lifelong Eurosceptic", she supported the Remain campaign in 2016 and opposed Brexit prior to the 2016 European Union membership referendum.[9]
On 19 April 2017, Watkinson announced that she would not be standing for re-election at the 2017 general election.[1]
Personal life
She lives in Essex and Westminster, and is a member and elder of the United Reformed Church. She is a member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. She married Roy Watkinson, now a retired Metropolitan Police officer, in 1961 in Essex; the couple have a son and two daughters.
References
- ^ a b "Election 2017: Hornchurch and Upminster MP Dame Angela Watkinson to step down". Romford Recorder. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ White, Michael (8 October 2001). "Duncan Smith orders three MPs to quit Monday Club". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
- ^ Brogan, Benedict (7 October 2001). "Leader orders three to leave Monday Club". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 October 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Teen abortion 'right to know' bid". BBC News. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
- ^ "Angela Watkinson profile at". Public Whip.
- ^ "Gay marriage: MPs back legislation". BBC News. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 7.
- ^ Government to move ahead with standardised cigarette packets, BBC News, 3 April 2014
- ^ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
External links
- Angela Watkinson MP official site
- Angela Watkinson MP biography at the site of the Conservative Party
- ePolitix.com – Angela Watkinson
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Angela Watkinson MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com – Angela Watkinson MP
- The Public Whip – Angela Watkinson MP voting record
- BBC News – Angela Watkinson Archived 18 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine profile 30 March 2006
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Angela Watkinson