Alison Seabeck
| Alison Seabeck | |
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| Shadow Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 7 October 2011 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View Plymouth Devonport (2005–2010) |
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| In office 5 May 2005 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Mercer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1954 Dagenham, Essex, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Denis Seabeck (m 1975) Nick Raynsford (m 2012) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | North East London Polytechnic |
| Website | http://alisonseabeck.org.uk |
Alison Jane Seabeck (née Ward; born 20 January 1954) is an English Labour Party politician. She was previously the shadow Housing Minister. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth Devonport from 2005 until 2010 when she won the new seat of Plymouth Moor View before losing the seat to the Conservative Party in the 2015 General Election. .
Early life
Seabeck went to Harold Hill Grammar School (became Upper Bedfords Park School in 1973 then closed down) on Appleby Drive in Harold Hill in London. She studied at the North East London Polytechnic (now the University of East London) in Stratford. Seabeck was a member of the MSF (now Amicus), and whilst working at the House of Commons became the secretary of the South Thames Community Branch. She is also a member of the feminist Fawcett Society and the Labour Women's Network.[1]
Political career
Seabeck was picked for the Plymouth Devonport seat from an all-women shortlist.[2]
Seabeck was elected at the 2005 general election with a majority of 8,103, replacing David Jamieson. She served as a Government Whip attached to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform from 2007 to 2008.[citation needed]
In the 2010 general election Seabeck successfully held her seat in Plymouth Moor View.[3]
On 11 October 2010, Seabeck was appointed Shadow Housing Minister,[4] working with Caroline Flint, the then shadow secretary for Communities and Local Government. On 7 October 2011, she was appointed Shadow Defence Minister[4] during Ed Miliband's reshuffle.
In December 2010 it was revealed that Seabeck was under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in relation to declaration of member's interests.[5][6] Seabeck was subsequently asked to apologise for speaking in a debate on fire safety without declaring that her husband, MP Nick Raynsford was a member of the Fire Protection Association.[7]
She was also a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Defence Reform Act 2014[8]
In 2014 she tried to introduce an exemption from the so-called 'bedroom tax' so that victims of domestic violence with a "panic room" installed were no longer penalised for the additional room.[9]
In the 2015 UK General Election, Seabeck again stood as the candidate in the Plymouth Moor View constituency, but was defeated.[10]
Personal life
She married her former husband Denis in 1975 and they have two daughters.[1] She is the wife of Nick Raynsford MP, for whom she worked as researcher before entering Parliament. Her father was the former Labour MP for Peterborough, Michael Ward.[11] Seabeck hired one of her daughters to work for three weeks to cover a staff absence.[12]
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External links
- Alison Seabeck MP - for Plymouth, Devonport
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Alison Seabeck MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Alison Seabeck MP
- Meet the MP (BBC 2005)
- BBC Politics page
- Being picked for her seat in 2005
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport 2005–2010 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View 2010–2015 |
Succeeded by Johnny Mercer |
- Pages with reference errors
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2005–10
- UK MPs 2010–15
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People from Dagenham
