Tess Kingham (born 4 May 1963) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom, who served as Member of Parliament for Gloucester from 1997 to 2001.
She was educated at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, and later earned a BA from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a PGCE from the University of East Anglia. She was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester in 1997, but retired from Parliament in disillusionment after one term, having complained publicly about the lack of childcare support and facilities in the Palace of Westminster.[1][2] She later expressed dissatisfaction with the House of Commons, accusing various members of "endlessly thrusting their groins around the Chamber in mock combat" and "indulging in yah-boo nonsense, point-scoring and silly games". [3] She is married to Mark Luetchford, civil servant and trustee of War on Want and author of "Waging the War on Want" the official history of the organisation. They have three children.
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| Preceded by Douglas French |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by Parmjit Dhanda |
References
- ^ "It's just a boys club, says quitting Labour MP". The Guardian. 20 May 2000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,223032,00.html. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
- ^ James Debens (18 February 2000). "Creche plea by mother of the House". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/02/18/nbabe18.html. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
- ^ Tess Kingham (20 June 2001). "Cheesed off by willy-jousters in a pointless parliament". The Guardian. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/comment/0,9236,509636,00.html. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
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