Chris Williamson (politician)
| Chris Williamson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Derby North |
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| In office 6 May 2010 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Laxton |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Solloway |
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| Born | 16 September 1956 Derby, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University |
Christopher Williamson (born 16 September 1956)[1] is a British Labour Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North in 2010, but lost re-election in 2015.
He was a local councillor, representing the Normanton ward on Derby City Council until his resignation in 2011.[2]
Early LIfe
Born in Derby, he attended the St John Fisher Primary School in Alvaston; Castle Donington High School, and St Thomas More High School, Allenton. He later attended the Leicester Polytechnic where he obtained a CQSW in 1985.[citation needed]
He worked as a mechanical engineering apprentice for a year from 1972 before working six years as a bricklayer. He was a social worker in Derby between 1983 and 1986 before working as a welfare rights officer. He has been vegan since the 1970s.[3]
Political Career
Williamson joined the Labour Party in 1976 and became a councillor in 1991 and became Leader of the Labour Group on Derby City Council. He was Leader of Derby City Council on two separate occasions. He is a member of the League Against Cruel Sports and is vice chair of the Local Government Anti Poverty Forum.[4]
He was the second newly elected MP of the 2010 intake to make his maiden speech in the House of Commons, speaking in response to the Queen's Speech on 25 May 2010. In October 2010, he became a shadow minister for communities and local government after only four months as an MP but after the reshuffle of the party in 2013 his role as shadow minister was replaced by Lyn Brown and he was elected onto the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.[citation needed]
He was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to Ed Miliband in January 2015 calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements.[5]
References
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External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Derby North 2010–2015 |
Succeeded by Amanda Solloway |
- Articles with dead external links from May 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–15
- British socialists
- Derbyshire MPs
- Councillors in Derbyshire
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Alumni of De Montfort University
