| David Kidney MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Stafford |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Cash |
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| Majority | 2,121 (4.7%) |
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| Born | 21 March 1955 Meir, Stoke-on-Trent |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
David Neil Kidney (born 21 March 1955) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stafford since 1997.
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Early life
He went to Pinewood Primary School on Pinewood Crescent in Meir (now the new Crescent Primary School), Longton High School then the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College. He studied Law at the University of Bristol, receiving an LLB. Kidney was a solicitor from 1977-79 in Hanley then in Stafford from 1979-97, and a Stafford Borough councillor from 1987-97. He was a parish councillor of Checkley from 1983-7.
Political career
He has been Member of Parliament for Stafford since 1997, beating Conservative candidate David Cameron in the process. It was a former Conservative rural seat. David had the job of bringing parliament into the 21st century in his position on the Modernisation Committee from 2001 - 2005; He was a member of the Treasury Select Committee from 1997-2001. He was an unpaid Ministerial aide in the Environment team, but resigned in 2003 when he voted against the Iraq War. He became PPS to Elliot Morley Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in November 2005, and in 2006 he became the PPS to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, David Miliband. Following this, David was PPS to Rosie Winterton, then Minister of State for Work and Pensions. David has also been Chair and an officer of several All-Party Groups, including Environment and Conservation & Wildlife. He recently agreed to chair a new All-Party Group formed to highlight the role of science and technology in British agriculture. He also chairs the Associate Parliamentary Group for Looked after Children & Care Leavers and the "Fair Funding F40" group of the 40 lowest funded schools areas in England, campaigning for fairer funding for local schools.[1] In the June 2009 reshuffle David entered the Government as a minister for the first time, becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Energy and Climate Change, replacing Joan Ruddock.
Personal life
He has two children - Robert and Katy - from his marriage on 9 September 1979. David is also a school governor for Silkmore Primary School. He supports Port Vale F.C.
References
External links
- David Kidney official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Kidney MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - David Kidney MP
- BBC Politics page
News items
- Caught in a forest fire in Greece in 2006
- Campaigning about prejudice against breastfeeding in 2005
- Questioning closure of RAF Stafford in 2004
- Resigning from the government in 2003
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Bill Cash |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1997–present |
Incumbent |
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