Jon Trickett
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| Jon Trickett MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Hemsworth |
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| Assumed office 1 February 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Derek Enright |
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| Born | 2 July 1950 Leeds, Yorkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Jonathan Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950, Leeds, Yorkshire) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth in Yorkshire. He was first elected in a by-election in 1996 after the death of Labour MP Derek Enright, and has held the same seat since then.
He had previously been leader of Leeds City Council.
Until the vote on 42-day detention without charge, Trickett was chair of the Compass Parliamentary group. He resigned from this position after voting in favour of the legislation despite Compass opposition to the Bill. He was a leading figure in the campaign to prevent a decision to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system in 2007. He was Jon Cruddas' campaign manager during the 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election. In June 2007 he was appointed by Gordon Brown to chair the party's manifesto group on housing.
[edit] External links
[1] official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jon Trickett MP (Plumber)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Jon Trickett MP
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| Preceded by Derek Enright |
Member of Parliament for Hemsworth 1996 – present |
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