Judy Mallaber
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Judy Mallaber MP
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Member of Parliament
for Amber Valley |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Phillip Oppenheim |
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| Majority | 5,275 (11.1%) |
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| Born | 10 July 1951 Colindale, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford |
Clare Judith Mallaber known as Judy Mallaber (born 10 July 1951, Colindale, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She has been Labour Party Member of Parliament for Amber Valley since 1997.
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[edit] Early life
She went to the North London Collegiate School. She studied at St Anne's College at Oxford University, receiving a BA (Hons). From 1975-85 she was a research officer for NUPE, becoming Head of Research. In the 1970s, she was a member of the Communist Party. From 1987-96, she was the Director of the Local Government Information Unit. She was a member of the Hornsey and Wood Green CLP.
[edit] Political career
Mallaber was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist [1]. This method of selection was subsequently declared illegal in January 1996 as it breached sex discrimination laws.[2] Despite the ruling she remained in place as the candidate for the following year's election. She was elected for the seat of Amber Valley at the 1997 general election.
She sits on the Treasury Committee and on the Trade and Industry Committee (since 2003). Having worked for NUPE, she has interests in employment rights, as well as animal welfare, the feminist movement and the textile industry. She has chaired the Clothing, Textiles & Footwear Group (APPG) since July 1999, and been a member of the Education & Skills Select Committee (from 1997-2001). She was the Chair of the Labour Research Department.
She is a member of UNISON and the Liberty and Socialist Education Association. For the year ending April 2006, she claimed £5,649 in travel expenses. In 2006, she went twice to the Democratic Republic of Congo as an election observer.
[edit] Personal life
Simon Hoggart described of her in The Guardian newspaper: 'Her hair, a mass of red curls, made her look like a majestic copper beech'.
[edit] References
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960109/ai_n9634358?tag=content;col1
- ^ "Labour blow as all-women lists outlawed". The Independent. Bnet.com. 9 January 1996. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960109/ai_n9634289.
[edit] External links
- Judy Mallaber MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Judy Mallaber MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Judy Mallaber MP
- BBC Politics site
- Stopping downloaders of child porn having credit cards in 2006
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