Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue
MP
Official Parliamentary Portrait of Yvonne Fovargue
Member of Parliament
for Makerfield
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Ian McCartney
Majority 13,542 (28.9%)
Personal details
Born (1956-11-29) 29 November 1956
Sale, Cheshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Spouse(s) Paul Kenny[1]
Children 1 daughter
Alma mater University of Leeds
Website www.yvonnefovargue.com

Yvonne Helen Fovargue[2] (born 29 November 1956)[3] is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in 2010, succeeding Ian McCartney, who stepped down due to ill health.[4]

Early life and career

Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Leeds. In the 1980s, she worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate, before becoming the Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau, a role she held for over 20 years.

She also served as a local councillor from 2004 until her election as an MP in 2010.[5]

Parliamentary career

Fovargue was elected with a majority of 12,490 at the 2010 general election. She was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 2011 and served as Shadow Transport Minister and Shadow Defence Minister.[6]

She was then appointed as a Shadow Education Minister with responsibility for Further Education and Skills in October 2014 following the resignation of Rushanara Ali.[7]

Yvonne Fovargue is a member of the Unite trade union and the Co-operative Party.[5]

Personal life

Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is also a member of Mensa and an avid reader of crime fiction.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Register of Members' Financial Interests
  2. ↑ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8737.
  3. ↑ "Yvonne Fovargue MP". BBC Democracy Live. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Election 2010: Makerfield". BBC Election 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010. t
  5. 1 2 "Yvonne Fovargue". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Yvonne Fovargue". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Whittaker, Freddie. "Yvonne Fovargue gets shadow education post in Labour's mini-reshuffle (in an alternate universe? or timeline idk)". FE Week. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Profile - Yvonne Fovargue". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ian McCartney		 Member of Parliament for Makerfield
2010–present		 Incumbent


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