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Encyclopedia > Louise Ellman
Louise Ellman MP
Louise Ellman

Member of Parliament
for Liverpool Riverside
Incumbent
Assumed office 
1 May 1997
Preceded by Robert Parry
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born 14 November 1945 (1945-11-14) (age 62)
Manchester
Nationality British
Political party Labour Co-operative
Alma mater University of Hull

Louise Ellman (born 14 November 1945) is the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 384 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (779 × 1,215 pixels, file size: 346 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of UK politician, North West Member of Parliament, Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside). ... Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For the American investigative journalist, see: Robert Parry Robert Parry (8 January 1933 – 9 March 2000) was a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament in Liverpool for 27 years. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Labour Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties. ... The Venn Building The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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Early life

Louise Elllman was born in Manchester. She was educated at the independent Manchester High School for Girls, before studying at the University of Hull where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and History in 1967, and went on to study Social Administration at the University of York where she was awarded a Master of Philosophy in 1972. From 1970, she worked as a lecturer for the Open University in further education, leaving in 1976. She was elected as a councillor on the Lancashire County Council in 1970, becoming the Labour group leader in 1977, and she led the council from 1981 until her election to Parliament. She was Vice Chair of Lancashire Enterprises. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Manchester High School for Girls is an independent daytime school for girls. ... The Venn Building The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the British university. ... In the usage of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries, the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ... Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ...


Parliamentary career

She unsuccessfully contested the Darwen constituency at the 1979 General Election where she was defeated by the sitting veteran Conservative MP Charles Fletcher-Cooke by 13,026 votes. The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ...


She was elected to Parliament at the 1997 General Election for the safe seat of Liverpool Riverside on the retirement of Bob Parry, after being selected by an all-female shortlist. She held the seat with a majority of 21,799 and has held the seat comfortably since. She made her maiden speech on June 9, 1997, [1]. She has been a member of the Transport Committee and its predecessor Transport, Local Government and the Regions since her election in 1997. Ellman is also the Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement and Vice Chair of Labour Friends of Israel and has been an active spokeswoman in Parliament on issues relating to transport, local government and the Middle East. She has also played an active effort in the effort to pressure the Bulgarian government to free Michael Shields. When elected in 2001, the turnout of the vote in her constituency was the lowest in the country at just 34.1%. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... For the American investigative journalist, see: Robert Parry Robert Parry (8 January 1933 – 9 March 2000) was a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament in Liverpool for 27 years. ... 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. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Transport Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was a UK Cabinet position created in 1997, with responsibility for the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Labour Friends of Israel is a UK Parliament based campaign group promoting support within the British Labour Party for a strong bilateral relationship between Britain and Israel. ... For the British body snatcher of the same name, see London Burkers. ...


Personal life

Ellman has been married since July 16 1967 to her husband Geoffrey Ellman, a pharmacist. She lived in Leeds then moved to Skelmersdale in 1969. They have a son and a daughter. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... , Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England. ...


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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Parry
Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside
1997 – present
Incumbent

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Encyclopedia: Louise Ellman (348 words)
Louise Joyce Ellman born 14 November 1945, Manchester is the British Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside.
Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Ellman was leader of Lancashire County Council from 1981 to 1997.
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