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[[Kate Hoey]] is the Labour MP for Vauxhall.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/kate-hoey/25608 Kate Hoey], www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | [[Kate Hoey]] is the Labour MP for Vauxhall.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/kate-hoey/25608 Kate Hoey], www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | Hoey was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland, where here parents were farmers.<ref>[http://www.katehoey.com/ Home page], katehoey.com, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Education== | ||
| + | Hoey attended the Belfast Royal Academy and the Ulster College of Physical Education. She subsequently took an economics degree in London.<ref>[http://www.katehoey.com/ Home page], katehoey.com, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | While a student, she was elected a sabbatical Vice-President of the [[National Union of Students]].<ref>[http://www.katehoey.com/ Home page], katehoey.com, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | Hoey contested the Dulwich consituency in the 1983 and 1987 general elections.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/kate-hoey/25608 Kate Hoey], www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | She was elected to Parliament on 15 June 1989, winning a by-election in Vauxhall.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/kate-hoey/25608 Kate Hoey], www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | Hoey served as Opposition Spokesperson for Citizen's Charter and Women 1992-93; PPS to [[Frank Field]] as Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1997-98; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: Home Office (Metropolitan Police, European Union, Judicial Co-operation) 1998-99, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Minister for Sport) 1999-2001.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/kate-hoey/25608 Kate Hoey], www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Connections== | ||
[[Joan Hoey]], sister. | [[Joan Hoey]], sister. | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Hoey Kate Hoey] | *Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Hoey Kate Hoey] | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 5 April 2011
Kate Hoey is the Labour MP for Vauxhall.[1]
Background
Hoey was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland, where here parents were farmers.[2]
Education
Hoey attended the Belfast Royal Academy and the Ulster College of Physical Education. She subsequently took an economics degree in London.[3]
While a student, she was elected a sabbatical Vice-President of the National Union of Students.[4]
Political career
Hoey contested the Dulwich consituency in the 1983 and 1987 general elections.[5]
She was elected to Parliament on 15 June 1989, winning a by-election in Vauxhall.[6]
Hoey served as Opposition Spokesperson for Citizen's Charter and Women 1992-93; PPS to Frank Field as Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1997-98; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: Home Office (Metropolitan Police, European Union, Judicial Co-operation) 1998-99, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Minister for Sport) 1999-2001.[7]
Connections
Joan Hoey, sister.
Resources
- Wikipedia: Kate Hoey
Notes
- ↑ Kate Hoey, www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Home page, katehoey.com, accessed 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Home page, katehoey.com, accessed 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Home page, katehoey.com, accessed 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Kate Hoey, www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Kate Hoey, www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Kate Hoey, www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 April 2011.
