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Encyclopedia > Shaun Woodward

Shaun Anthony Woodward (born October 26, 1958, Bristol) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for St Helens South. He is currently Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office, and also serves on the Joint Committee of Human Rights in Parliament. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 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. ... St Helens South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is an arm of the United Kingdom government, responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. ... An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ...


He was elected as a Conservative MP for Witney at the 1997 election, having previously been a senior official. He was a front-bench spokesman on London for the Conservative opposition under William Hague until 1999 when he was sacked for refusing to oppose the repeal of Section 28, a regulation which prevented the promotion of homosexual lifestyles in school - seen by opponents as a controversial anti-gay legislation but by others as an important safeguard for young people. He later left the party and defected to the ruling Labour Party. He decided not to contest his Witney seat under the Labour banner, and instead was found a safe seat in St Helens South. He was said in 2001 to be the only Labour MP with a butler. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Witney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... William Hague The Right Honourable William Jefferson Hague (born March 26, 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and currently Shadow Foreign Secretary. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1988 Sir Ian McKellen with Michael Cashman at the Gay Rights March on Manchester in protest of Section 28. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... St Helens South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


He is married to Camilla Sainsbury, daughter of the former Conservative MP Tim Sainsbury. The Right Honourable Sir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury (born June 11, 1932) is a politician and businessman in the United Kingdom. ...


Works

  • Death by Television by Esther Rantzen, Shaun Woodward (Century, 1999) ISBN 0712625437
  • Drugwatch: Just Say No! by Sarah Caplin, Shaun Woodward (Corgi, 1986) ISBN 0552128201
  • Ben: Story of Ben Hardwick by Esther Rantzen, Shaun Woodward (Penguin Character Books, 1985) ISBN 0563203315
  • "That's Life" Survey on Tranquillisers by Ron Lacey, Shaun Woodward (BBC, 1985) ISBN 0563202947

Esther Rantzen (born June 22, 1940), is a British journalist and television presenter, best known for her long stint in Thats Life! and her activities as founder of the charity ChildLine. ...

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Preceded by:
Douglas Hurd		 Member of Parliament for Witney
1997–2001		 Succeeded by:
David Cameron
Preceded by:
Gerald Bermingham		 Member of Parliament for St Helens South
2001–present		 Incumbent

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Shaun Woodward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (363 words)
Shaun Anthony Woodward (born October 26, 1958, Bristol) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for St Helens South.
Woodward was educated at Bristol Grammar School and the University of Cambridge.
As a Labour MP, Woodward served on the Joint Committee of Human Rights, and was a prominent supporter of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
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