Iain David Wright (born May 9, 1972) is a British Labour politician, and Member of Parliament for Hartlepool since winning a by-election in September 2004. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Location of Hartlepool constituency Hartlepool is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wright was born in Hartlepool, has a BA and MA in History from University College London and worked as a chartered accountant for One North East before his election. He is married to Tiffiny with three children and lives in Rift House in the town. He was elected as a councillor for the Rift House ward of Hartlepool Borough Council in 2002, and a served on the Council's Cabinet with responsibility for performance management. University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about information that helps managers and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

He was the only Hartlepool member on the shortlist when Peter Mandelson stepped down as Labour MP for the town in September 2004 and was easily selected as the Labour Party candidate for the by-election; during the later stages of the campaign, three local members - one of whom featured in Conservative Party leaflets and another of whom had earlier failed to win the nomination - were reported in the Guardian newspaper (which subsequently endorsed Liberal Democrat rival Jody Dunn) to have been unhappy that no other local candidate had been available. The Labour Party dismissed the claims as having come from the "usual suspects". One subsequently apologised and another was expelled. The Rt Hon. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Hartlepool constituency On July 23, 2004, the Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, Peter Mandelson (Labour), was nominated as Britains new European Commissioner. ... Conservative Party, as a proper noun, can refer to: Canada Conservative Party of Canada (since 2003) Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942-2003) Conservative Party of Canada (historical) (until 1942) Their respective affiliated provincial parties Chile - Conservative Party Colombia - Colombian Conservative Party Denmark - Conservative Peoples Party New Zealand - Conservative... The Guardian was also the name of a U.S. television series. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Jody Dunn (born July 27, 1969) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and a barrister specialising in family law. ...

During the campaign Wright highlighted the Labour government's controversial policies for tackling anti-social behaviour as well as the Liberal Democrats' refusal to support such measures in Parliament and stressed his local origins, in contrast to his main rivals. On polling day (September 30, 2004), Wright was elected with a majority of 2,033, reduced from Mandelson's majoirty of 14,571. The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The campaign was unusually long for British by-elections - effectively having begun on 22 July (the day Peter Mandelson announced his intention to become a European Commissioner) - 71 days before polling day itself. July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. ...

In June 2005 Iain Wright was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rosie Winterton. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... Rosalie Winterton (born August 10, 1958) is an English politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Doncaster Central. ...

External links

• Iain Wright official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Iain Wright MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Iain Wright MP