Sarah McCarthy-Fry
| Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Portsmouth North |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Syd Rapson |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | 4 February 1955 Portsmouth |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Sarah McCarthy-Fry (born 4 February 1955, Portsmouth) is the Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North in the United Kingdom since the 2005 general election, when she replaced Syd Rapson.
Early life
She was born Sarah Louise Macaree, the daughter of a defence worker of Scottish descent. Fry
is the name of her first husband, McCarthy of her second. She went to Portsmouth High School (now an independent school, but a grammar school before the
1970s) on Kent Road in Southsea. She worked for the multi-national defence engineering
company GKN Westland at Portsmouth, and most recently as financial controller for GKN Aerospace at Cowes,
Isle of Wight. Her job has included spells working abroad in Germany and the United States. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 2004. She came to prominence in local politics leading a neighbourhood
group, Ban the Burner successfully opposing a proposed incinerator. She was elected to Portsmouth
City Council in 1994, chaired the environment committee, and was deputy leader for five years from 1995-2000, remaining
with the council until 2002. She is a member of
Political career
She tried to be selected for the seat in 1997, and later became Syd Rapson's campaign manager. Her main political interests are trade and industry, defence and the social economy. She campaigned in favour of identity cards after a constituency survey indicated a large majority in favour of them, and stressed her support in her maiden speech. She believes the challenge for the 21st century is for businesses to achieve greater productivity to maintain competitiveness, while giving their employees reduced working hours and a sensible work/life balance.
In 2006 Sarah was made PPS to John Healey, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. In Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle in 2007, Sarah was made PPS to Geoff Hoon, Chief Whip.
Personal life
She married her second husband Anthony McCarthy in 1997 and has two grown-up children, having them quite early in her life, and two step-children. She is a fan of The Who.
External links
- Sarah McCarthy-Fry's website
- They Work For You
- Guardian biography
- Voting record at the Public Whip
- BBC Politics page
- Meet the MP at the BBC
News items
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| Preceded by Syd Rapson |
Member of Parliament for
Portsmouth North 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
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