Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 May 1997
Preceded by	Geoffrey Lofthouse
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Majority	23,804 (51.8%)
Born	20 March 1969 (1969-03-20) (age 38) Inverness
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Ed Balls (Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families)
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford, London School of Economics

Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) British politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford and is the Minister of State for Housing at the Communities and Local Government government department and attends Gordon Brown's Cabinet with effect from 28 June 2007. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Geoffrey Lofthouse, Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract, JP, (born 18 December 1925), popularly known in his former constituency as Geoff Lofthouse, is a British Labour politician. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: ) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland (and is considered the unofficial capital). ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Edward Michael Balls (born February 25, 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the West Yorkshire constituency of Normanton. ... The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families is a Cabinet minister in the United Kingdom. ... College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister College St Johns Master Andrew Graham JCR President Jack Hawkins Undergraduates 403 MCR President Chelsea Payne Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in... The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a specialist constituent college of the University of London. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 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. ... Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... Communities and Local Government, rebranded from the Department for Communities and Local Government, is the United Kingdom government department for communities and local government . ... For the sportsmen, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Born in Inverness, her father is Tony Cooper ^[1], former General Secretary of the Union Prospect, a member of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and a former Chairman of the British Nuclear Industry Forum. He was appointed to the government's Energy Advisory Panel by the Conservatives and has been described by the Nuclear Industry Association as an "articulate, persuasive and well-informed advocate of nuclear power" ^[2]. She was educated at the Eggars Comprehensive School, Alton and the Alton College, before studying at Balliol College, Oxford where she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. She was awarded a Kennedy Scholarship in 1991 to Harvard University and finished her studies with a Master of Science in economics at the London School of Economics. Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: ) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland (and is considered the unofficial capital). ... Prospect is a United Kingdom trade union which represents engineers, managers, specialists and scientists in both the public and private sectors. ... The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a public body of the United Kingdom formed by the Energy Act, 2004. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Statistics Population: 16,584 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU716394 Administration District: East Hampshire Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: GUILDFORD... // Alton College is a sixth form college located in Alton, Hampshire, UK. It has Beacon College status, recognizing it as one of the best colleges in the country. ... College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister College St Johns Master Andrew Graham JCR President Jack Hawkins Undergraduates 403 MCR President Chelsea Payne Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) is a popular interdisciplinary degree which combines study from the three eponymous disciplines. ... The Kennedy Memorial Trust was founded in 1964 to commemorate the US President John F. Kennedy who had been assassinated in 1963. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a specialist constituent college of the University of London. ...

She began her career as an economics researcher to the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John Smith MP in 1990 before becoming a domestic policy specialist, working in Arkansas, for the United States Democratic Party presidential candidate Bill Clinton in 1992. Later in the year she became a policy advisor to the new Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown MP and in 1994 found herself working as a research associate for the Centre for Economic Performance. In 1995 she became the economic correspondent with The Independent until her election to Westminster. The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the governments, whose... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ... John Smith QC (September 13, 1938 – May 12, 1994) was a British politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his sudden and unexpected death from a heart attack on 12 May 1994. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For the sportsmen, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ...

She was selected at a very late stage in April 1997 to contest the very safe Labour seat of Pontefract and Castleford at the 1997 General Election on the retirement of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Lofthouse. She held the seat very comfortably with a majority of 25,725 and she has held the seat easily since. She spoke of her constituency's struggle with unemployment in her maiden speech on 2 July 1997.[1] Yvette Cooper rose rapidly in parliament, after two years on the Education and Employment Select Committee she became, in 1999, a member of the Tony Blair government as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health, and in 2003 moved to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. After the 2005 General Election she was promoted within the same department to Minister of State, which has subsequently become the Department of Communities and Local Government. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... 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. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 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... 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. ... Many governments, both national and more local, have a Department of Health. This article is about the British one. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ...

She married Ed Balls in Eastbourne in 1998 and they have three children. He was elected to parliament at the 2005 General Election for the neighbouring constituency of Normanton and so, together, they form one of five sets of married couples in the Commons (Nicholas Winterton and Ann Winterton; Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride; Peter Robinson and Iris Robinson; Alan Keen and Ann Keen - to this could be added Gordon Prentice and Bridget Prentice who entered the Commons as man and wife, but have been divorced for many years). When their second child was born, Cooper became the first serving minister to take maternity leave in 2001. She enjoys swimming and portrait painting. Edward Michael Balls (born February 25, 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the West Yorkshire constituency of Normanton. ... Shown within East Sussex Geography Status: Borough Region: South East England Historic County: Sussex Admin. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Normanton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sir Nicholas Raymond Winterton, (born March 31, 1938, Rugeley, Staffordshire) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Macclesfield. ... Lady Jane Ann Winterton (born March 6, 1941 as Jane Ann Hodgson in Sutton Coldfield) is the British Member of Parliament for Congleton, and was first elected as a Conservative MP in 1983. ... The Right Honourable Andrew James MacKay (born August 27, 1949, Birmingham) is a British politician, and for the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Bracknell. ... Julie Kirkbride (born 5 June 1960, Halifax) is an English politician. ... Peter David Robinson (born December 29, 1948) is a Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for East Belfast. ... Iris Robinson (born September 6, 1949 in Belfast as Iris Collins) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... David Alan Keen (born 25 November 1937, Lewisham, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Ann Lloyd Keen (born 26 November 1948, Wales as Ann Lloyd Fox) is a Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. ... Gordon Prentice (born January 28, 1951, Edinburgh) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Bridget Theresa Prentice (born 28 December 1952, Glasgow, as Bridget Theresa Corr) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Lost, see Maternity Leave (Lost). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Roman-Egyptian funeral portrait of a young boy A portrait is a painting (portrait painting), photograph (portrait photography), or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. ... For building painting, see painter and decorator. ...

Time as a Cabinet Minister

Yvette Cooper was promoted to Cabinet level in 2007 as Housing Minister when close ally Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister. Cooper had to introduce the HIPS scheme into the public eye following her promotion, to much controversy.

References

1. ^ Yvette Cooper Official website
2. ^ "Tony Cooper is new Chairman of BNIF", 28 June 2002, Nuclear Industry Association

External links

• Yvette Cooper official site
• Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Yvette Cooper MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Yvette Cooper MP