David Anderson (British politician)
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John McWilliam | |
| Succeeded by | Liz Twist |
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| Born | 2 December 1953 Sunderland, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Eva Anderson (m. 1973) |
| Alma mater | New College Durham Doncaster College Durham University |
| Website | Official website Commons website |
David Anderson (born 2 December 1953) is a British politician who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon from 2005 to 2017.
Early life
Anderson was born in
Parliamentary career
Anderson was first elected at the
In Parliament, Anderson was a member of the
Until 2014, Anderson served as chair of the Labour Friends of Iraq group, a body dedicated to supporting ordinary Iraqis as they attempt to rebuild their lives.
Anderson was nominated as the Parliamentary Champion for Education and Sport by the anti-racist group
Although Labour lost the 2010 general election, Anderson's majority in the Blaydon constituency rose from 5,335 in 2005 to 9,117, on a turnout of 44,913 (66.2%).
He was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to Ed Miliband in January 2015, calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements.[4]
He was appointed on 27 June 2016 as
Personal life
He married Eva Anderson in 1973.
References
- ^ "Dave Anderson MP -official constituency website". Dave Anderson website. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Labour Friends of Iraq - Who we are Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SOMA Digest Interview Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eaton, George (26 January 2015). "The Labour left demand a change of direction - why their intervention matters". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Jeremy Corbyn unveils new top team after resignations". BBC News. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "English MP Dave Anderson is shadow Scottish Secretary". BBC News. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Blaydon MP to stand down in wake of snap election". ITV News. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- David Anderson Profile at New Statesman Your Democracy
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