Lynda Waltho
Lynda Waltho | |
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Member of Parliament for Stourbridge | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Debra Shipley |
Succeeded by | Margot James |
Personal details | |
Born | UK | 22 May 1960
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Keele University |
Profession | Politician |
Lynda Ellen Waltho (
Early life and career
Waltho was born in London, the daughter of Charles and Eunice Abbott, and educated at
From 1995 to 1997, she was an assistant to Labour MEP Simon Murphy, and from 1997 to 2001, to Labour MP Sylvia Heal. Waltho was the Agent for the West Midlands Regional Labour Party from 2001 to 2004, and worked as principal advisor to Neena Gill MEP from 2004 to 2005. She is a member of the GMB trade union. Her special interests include education, childcare and the economy.[1]
Parliamentary career
In November 2005, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Hanson MP, Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office, remaining in this role until 2007. This made her the first Labour member first elected in 2005 to hold any government role. From 2007 until 2010, Waltho was at the Ministry of Justice, and PPS to the Prisons Minister from 2007 to 2008. She also became a member of the Children, Schools and Skills Select Committee. In September 2008, Waltho joined the Government as Assistant Regional Minister for the West Midlands.
She served as an important member of several All Party Parliamentary Groups:
- Chairman: Alcohol Misuse
- Chairman: Animal Welfare
- Chairman: Libraries, Literacy and Information Management
- Vice Chairman: Heart Disease
- Treasurer: Waterways Group
At the 2010 election, Waltho lost her seat to the Conservatives, in an election which saw Labour lose power after 13 years in government.[1]
After Parliament
Waltho became Head of Public Affairs for the Green Bus Company in 2010, and from 2012 to 2015, was Managing Director of Clearvu Communications. Since 2016, Waltho has been Director of the Midlands Confederation of Passenger Transport.[1]
In April 2019, Waltho announced that she was seeking the Labour Party nomination as their candidate in the
Personal life
Waltho was married to Stephen J. Waltho until 2014, and has two sons.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Former MP Lynda Waltho wants to be candidate for West Midlands Mayor, Birmingham Live, https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/former-mp-lynda-waltho-wants-15887929 26 February 2019. Download 11 May 2019
- ^ https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiaWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmV4cHJlc3NhbmRzdGFyLmNvbS9uZXdzL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMTkvMDYvMjUvZm9ybWVyLW1wLWx5bmRhLXdhbHRoby1wdWxscy1vdXQtb2YtbWF5b3JhbC1yYWNlL9IBAA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen/>. Downloaded 26 June 2019