| Chris Ruane MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Vale of Clwyd |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 2,509 (7.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1958 Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Gill Roberts[1] |
Christopher Shaun Ruane (born 18 July 1958) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Clwyd since 1997.
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Ruane attended Ysgol Mair Roman Catholic primary school in Rhyl. He then went to the Blessed Edward Jones RC High School (three years above Carol Vorderman) on Cefndy Road in Rhyl, Denbighshire. At the University of Wales College, Aberystwyth, he gained a BSc in Economics in 1979. From the University of Liverpool he gained a PGCE in 1980. He was a town councillor from 1988 and the Chairman of West Clwyd NUT region.
He was a primary school teacher from 1982-97, and a deputy head from 1991-7.
He contested Clwyd North West in 1992.
He was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Hain from 2003 until his resignation in March 2007 in protest against the decision to replace Trident. [1]
He married Gill Roberts on February 14 1994 in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire. They have two daughters (born November 1994 and October 1998).
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Vale of Clwyd 1997 – present |
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