Yvonne Fovargue

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]

Yvonne Fovargue

MP
Official Parliamentary Portrait of Yvonne Fovargue
Member of Parliament
for Makerfield
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byIan McCartney
Majority4,740 (10.7%)
Personal details
Born
Yvonne Helen Fovargue

(1956-11-29) 29 November 1956
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Paul Kenny[1]
Children1 daughter
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Websitewww.yvonnefovargue.com

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] She resigned from this role in March 2019 after voting against the Labour whip in a vote on a second Brexit referendum.[8]

She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[9]

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

Fovargue supported neighboring MP Lisa Nandy in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[10]

Personal life

Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is also a member of Mensa and an avid reader of crime fiction.[11]

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. "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. Wearmouth, Rachel (14 March 2019). "3 Shadow Ministers Resign Over Vote To Block Second Brexit Referendum". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  9. "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  10. "Here are the 23 MPs backing Wigan's Lisa Nandy in the Labour Party leadership contest". www.wigantoday.net. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  11. "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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