Ann Coffey MP
Member of Parliament for Stockport
Incumbent
Assumed office  9 April 1992
Preceded by	Anthony Favell
Born	31 August 1946 (1946-08-31) (age 61) Inverness
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	London South Bank University

Marilyn Ann Coffey, known as Ann Coffey, (born 31 August 1946) British politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for Stockport. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... London South Bank University is one of the oldest universities in central London with over 23,000 students and 1,700 staff based in the London Borough of Southwark. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Early life

Born Ann Brown, the daughter of a Royal Air Force officer, in Inverness she was educated variously at the Nairn Academy on Duncan Drive in Nairn; the Bodmin County Grammar School (closed in 1973) in Bodmin; the Bushey Grammar School (became the comprehensive Queens' School when it merged with Alexandra School in September 1969) on Aldenham Road; the Polytechnic of South Bank, London (where she was awarded a BSc in Sociology in 1967 and was elected the vice president of the students' union); the Walsall College of Education (where she received a PGCE in 1971 and qualified as a teacher; and University of Manchester where she obtained her MSc in Psychiatric social work. RAF redirects here. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... For people named Nairn, see Nairn (surname). ... Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvenegh) is a town in Cornwall, England, UK, with a population of 12,778 (2001 census). ... Queens School, in Watford, is state funded secondary school currently designated a Specialist Sports College taking students aged 11 (Year 7) through to 18 (Year 13). ... Aldenham is a village in Hertfordshire, England. ... London South Bank University is one of the oldest universities in central London with over 23,000 students and 1,700 staff based in the London Borough of Southwark. ... B.S. redirects here. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the scientific or systematic study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... A students union, student government, student senate, students association, or guild of students is a student organization present in many colleges and universities. ... , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a one-year course in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for undergraduate degree holders that allows them to train to be a teacher. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... Affiliations: Russell Group, EUA, N8 Group, NWUA, Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), Association of Commonwealth Universities Website: http://www. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... An MRI scan of a human brain and head. ... Social Workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. ...

She began her career as a trainee social worker with the Walsall Social Services in 1971. In 1972 she became a social worker with the Birmingham City Council, moving to Gwynedd County Council in 1973 and the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton in 1974, then to the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in 1975, moving once more in 1982 to the Cheshire County Council. In 1988 she became the fostering team leader with the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham until her election to parliament. The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. ... This page is about the Government of Birmingham, England. ... This article is about the county of Wales. ... For the main settlement, see Stockport. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... Foster care is a system by which a certified, stand-in parent(s) cares for minor children or young people who have been removed from their biological parents or other custodial adults by state authority. ... For the main settlement, see Oldham. ... Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin...

Parliamentary career

Politically, Coffey was elected as a councillor to the Stockport Borough Council in 1984 and became its Labour group leader 1988-92, stepping down from the council in 1994. She conested the parliamentary seat of Cheadle at the 1987 General Election she finished in third place some 25,000 votes behind the sitting Conservative MP Stephen Day. She was selected to contest the Conservative held marginal Stockport constituency at the 1992 General Election and she defeated the sitting Conservative MP Tony Favell by 1,422 and has remained the MP there since. She made her maiden speech on May 12, 1992.[1] Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Cheadle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Stephen Richard Day (born October 30, 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. ... A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected representative in such bodies as the House of Commons or the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

In her first term in Parliament, Coffey served initially as a member of the trade and industry select committee until she was promoted by Tony Blair to become an Opposition whip in 1995 and became an Opposition health spokeswoman in 1996. When Labour won the 1997 General Election, Coffey was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Prime Minister Tony Blair. In 1998, she became PPS to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Alistair Darling and has remained his assistant since, from 2002-6 in his capacity as the Secretary of State for Transport, and since 2006 as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. ... Alistair Maclean Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer since June 28, 2007. ... The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ... The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ...

Coffey voted for the military intervention in Iraq in 2003 and for the ban on fox hunting. A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ...

Personal life

She was married to Thomas Coffey in 1973 in Pontefract and they have a daughter. They divorced in 1989 and she has since remarried. She enjoys photography and painting. Pontefract Castle in the early 17th Century Pontefract is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... -1... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ...

External links

• ePolitix — Ann Coffey official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics — Ask Aristotle: Ann Coffey MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com — Ann Coffey MP
• BBC Politics