Ian Stewart (Labour politician)

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Ian Stewart MP
Ian Stewart (Labour politician)

Member of Parliament
for Eccles
Incumbent
Assumed office 
1 May 1997
Preceded by Joan Lestor

Born 28 August 1950 (1950-08-28) (age 57)
Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Spouse Merilyn Holding

Ian Stewart (born 28 August 1950, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a politician in England. He has been Labour member of Parliament for Eccles, Greater Manchester, since 1997.

[edit] Early life

He went to Calder Street Secondary Modern School (now Auchinraith Primary School) in Blantyre then Alfred Turner Secondary Modern (now the Irlam and Cadishead Community High School) on Station Road in Irlam and Stretford Technical College on Talbot Road (became North Trafford College then recently became Trafford College) in Stretford from 1966-9. He had previously worked for the TGWU from 1978 as North West Regional Officer having been a chemical plant operator from 1973-8. At Manchester Metropolitan University, he read an MPhil in Management of Change.

[edit] Personal life

He married Merilyn Holding in 1968. They have two sons and a daughter.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joan Lestor
Member of Parliament for Eccles
1997 – present
Incumbent

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