Tony Wright (Great Yarmouth MP)
Anthony David Wright | |
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Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael Carttiss |
Succeeded by | Sir Brandon Lewis |
Personal details | |
Born | Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom | 12 August 1954
Nationality | English |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Barbara "Babs" Wright (née Marley) |
Residence | Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth |
Website | tonywright4greatyarmouth.com |
Anthony David Wright (born 12 August 1954) is a
.Early life
Wright attended to St George's Infant School, Priory Junior School, and Hospital Secondary Modern School.
From 1970 to 1974, he was an engineering apprentice, then a mechanical engineer from 1974 to 1983. He worked originally with ErieElectronics, and then was subsequently employed at
It was through his work as an engineer that he became involved in a trade union and entered politics.[1]
Political career
In his political career, Tony Wright first stood for a Council seat in 1979 and missed out losing by 86 votes. He was subsequently voted in 1980 until 1982 when he lost by 15 votes. Tony Wright was then re-elected in 1986 and remained a Councillor until 1998.
In total he served fourteen years for
In addition, in 1983 Tony Wright was employed by Great Yarmouth
elections.He is a member of
During his time in Parliament, Tony Wright sat on
Tony Wright lists among his main accomplishments during his parliamentary career as including the securing of Objective 2 status for Great Yarmouth, securing Assisted Area status helping to attract new investment to the area, the increase in funding to Great Yarmouth's schools, police force and hospital and the introduction of
At the 2010 General Election. he lost his parliamentary seat to Conservative candidate
After his defeat he has since stood for Norfolk County Council in the Gorleston-on-Sea St Andrews wards in both 2013, 2017, as well as at a 2015 by election finishing second each time.[2][3][4]
In
.Controversy
Wright found himself landed in controversy in June 2009 during the British
Shortly after on 1 June, Wright issued a statement on this issue on his personal website:
When I was first elected I decided not to purchase a property in London but to rent instead as it was not my priority to get into the 'housing market' in order to make a potential 'profit'. It was necessary however to have somewhere to stay in London whilst I was carrying out my parliamentary duties and for this reason, I rented. In the first few years the rent and other costs exceeded the allowance at that time but I met these extra costs personally. The lease ownership of this rented flat changed and as a result of this I received a payment from the new owners.
Wright was not asked to repay anything in the results of the Legg Report [6] but later had to repay a duplicated claim of £3,050.[citation needed]
Personal life
Wright married Barbara “Babs” Marley on 13 August 1988 in Great Yarmouth. They have a son and daughter, and a step daughter. He supports Norwich City F.C.
References
- ^ a b "About me". www.tonywright4greatyarmouth.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Photo gallery: UKIP 'devastate' Conservatives in Great Yarmouth". 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Conservatives win back Gorleston seat in Norfolk County Council by-election". 17 July 2015.
- ^ andrew, Teale. "Gorleston St Andrews Division — Norfolk". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Tony responds to media articles". www.tonywright4greatyarmouth.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- TheGuardian.com. 16 October 2009.
External links
- Tony Wright's Official Website
- ePolitix – Tony D Wright MP official site
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tony Wright
- Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle – Anthony Wright MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com – Anthony D Wright MP
- BBC Politics page (incorrect date of birth) Archived 13 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- (1 June 2009): "MP: I'll keep my £10,000 payout", Great Yarmouth Mercury