Joan Marie Ryan (born 8 September1955, Warrington) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is member of Parliament for Enfield North, and is a member of the Labour Party. She was first elected in 1997, and had previously been deputy leader of Barnet Council. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within the British Isles Warrington is the largest town and borough in the county of Cheshire, in the North-West of England. ... 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. ... Enfield North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. ...
Ryan is a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office Previously she was a senior whip and accordingly regularly votes on the party line. She lives in Enfield North. In the 2005 election she retained her seat with a slightly reduced majority. She is a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... 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 United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Joan Ryan MP
Joan is featured on the cover, a broad smile on her face against a romantic background of moon and stars, aptly reflecting the feel of this highly promising recording debut.
JoanRyan possesses a clear, bright and sharp-edged voice that sets off at a dazzling pace in ‘Trust the Wind’, slowing only slightly on the second track ‘I’m Flying’.
JoanRyan sings with a joy in her art that permeates her work and takes the listener on an often breathtaking ride through songs both new and familiar, yet always finding new avenues and pointing towards a bright horizon.
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