Margaret Greenwood
Margaret Greenwood | |
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Shadow Minister for Schools | |
In office 9 April 2020 – 15 October 2020 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Mike Kane |
Succeeded by | Wes Streeting |
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
In office 12 March 2018[a] – 6 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Debbie Abrahams |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Reynolds |
Shadow Minister for Employment | |
In office 9 October 2016 – 8 May 2018 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Nick Thomas-Symonds |
Succeeded by | Mike Amesbury |
Member of Parliament for Wirral West | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Esther McVey |
Majority | 3,003 (7.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 March 1959 |
Political party | Labour |
Website | Official website |
Margaret Greenwood (born 14 March 1959) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West since 2015. She is a member of the Labour Party.[1]
Biography
A former teacher and community activist,[2] Greenwood later worked as a web consultant.[3] She is a founder member of Defend our NHS.[3]
In 2013, she was selected to contest the constituency of
In March 2018, Greenwood began acting as Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions after Debbie Abrahams temporarily stepped aside.[4] She was appointed as a permanent replacement for the Shadow DWP Secretary in May 2018. Until November 2018, Greenwood was shadowing Esther McVey, who had returned to Parliament at the 2017 general election.[citation needed]
In November 2018, Greenwood expressed concern over the effects of poverty and
On 6 April 2020, upon the election of
On 23 May 2023, Greenwood issued a statement saying that she did not intend to stand for reelection in the next general election.[10]
Notes
- ^ Acting from 12 March 2018 to 8 May 2018.
References
- ^ "Wirral West parliamentary constituency - Election 2015". BBC News. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Helen Carter (8 May 2015). "Conservative Esther McVey loses her Wirral seat by just over 400 votes". The Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Liam Murphy (27 May 2013). "Labour choose Margaret Greenwood to take on Esther McVey in Wirral West". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Walker, Peter (11 March 2018). "Labour's Debbie Abrahams investigated by party over 'workplace issue'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Keir Starmer appoints Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Whittaker, Freddie (9 April 2020). "Margaret Greenwood appointed shadow schools minister". Schools Week. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Whittaker, Freddie (15 October 2020). "Shadow schools minister Margaret Greenwood resigns". Schools Week. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Margaret Greenwood says she will not stand at next General Election". Birkenhead News. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.