Tony Wright (Cannock Chase MP)
Tony Wright | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase Cannock and Burntwood (1992–1997) | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Howarth |
| Succeeded by | Aidan Burley |
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| Born | 11 March 1948 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Moira Wright |
| Children | 3 sons, including Ben |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics Balliol College, Oxford Harvard University |
Anthony Wayland Wright (born 11 March 1948) is a British Labour Party politician and author, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock Chase from 1997 to 2010. He was first elected in 1992 for Cannock and Burntwood.
Early life
Wright was educated at Desborough County Primary School, then
He was a lecturer in politics at the University College of North Wales, Bangor from 1973 to 1975. He was a lecturer in politics from 1975 to 1992 at the University of Birmingham (School of Continuing Studies), where he is now an honorary professor.
Parliamentary career
He contested the
On 21 July 2008 Wright announced that, for health reasons, he would not stand again at the 2010 general election.[1]
Return to academia
On 10 May 2010,
Personal life
He married Moira Phillips in 1973 in Oxford, and they have three sons, one of whom is
Works
- Restating the State? (Blackwell, 2004) ISBN 1-4051-2454-7
- British Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Paperbacks, 2002) ISBN 0-19-285459-3
- The British Political Process: An Introduction edited by Tony Wright (Routledge, 1999) ISBN 0-415-04965-2
- The New Social Democracy edited by Tony Wright and ISBN 0-631-21765-7
- The People's Party: the History of the Labour Party with ISBN 0-500-01768-9
- Why Vote Labour? (Penguin, 1997) ISBN 0-14-026397-7
- Who Wins Dares: New Labour – New Politics (Fabian Society, 1997) ISBN 0-7163-0579-8
- Socialisms: Old and New (Routledge, 1996) ISBN 0-415-15179-1
- Power to the Back Benches? Restoring the Balance Between Government and Parliament by ISBN 1-873311-36-2
- Values, Visions and Voices edited with ISBN 1-85158-731-4
- Beyond the Patronage State (Fabian Society, 1995) ISBN 0-7163-0569-0
- Contemporary Political Ideologies edited by ISBN 0-86187-096-4
- Citizens and Subjects (Routledge, 1993) ISBN 0-415-04964-4
- Political Thought Since 1945: Philosophy, Science, Ideology edited by ISBN 1-85278-311-7
- Consuming Public Services by ISBN 0-415-03208-3
- Matters of Death and Life: a Study of Bereavement Support in NHS Hospitals in England (King's Fund, 1988) ISBN 1-870551-84-2
- R.H. Tawney (Manchester University, 1987) ISBN 0-7190-1998-2
- Socialisms: Theories and Practices (Oxford University Press, 1986) ISBN 0-19-219188-8
- Socialism and Decentralisation (Fabian Society, 1984) ISBN 0-7163-0496-1
- Worlds of Labour: Essays in Birmingham Labour History edited by Anthony Wright, ISBN 0-7044-0673-X
- G.D.H.Cole and Socialist Democracy (Oxford University, 1979) ISBN 0-19-827421-1
References
- ^ Labour MP set to quit over health; BBC News, 21 July 2008
- ^ "Tony Wright joins SPP". University College London. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Tony Wright joins Department of Politics (Birkbeck press release)
External links
- Staff profile at University College London
- www.tonywright.org – official site
- Tony Wright photos on Flickr
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Tony Wright MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com – Tony Wright MP
- BBC Politics page Archived 21 October 2007 at archive.today
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tony Wright
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