Steve McCabe (politician)

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Stephen James McCabe (born 4 August 1955, Scotland), known as Steve McCabe, is a British Labour Party politician.

He is member of Parliament for Birmingham Hall Green, and was first elected in 1997. He was formerly a member of Birmingham City Council where he chaired the Transportation Committee.

McCabe was educated at Moray House College in Edinburgh, where he received a Diploma in Social Studies. He worked as a social worker, and returned to education in 1985, taking an MA in Social Work at Bradford University[1].

Since entering parliament he has held several low level government posts. He was PPS to Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, from 2003 to 2005. He has been an assistant government whip since 2006.

In October 2006 he applied for selection to the redrawn Birmingham Selly Oak seat, which incorporates much of his existing seat. Following the announcement by Lynne Jones MP in January 2007 that she plans to stand down at the next election, it is likely that he will be selected for Birmingham Selly Oak. He decided not to apply for the redrawn Hall Green seat on the grounds that its boundaries were significantly different from the existing seat of the same name.[2]