Lilian Greenwood

Lilian Rachel Greenwood^[3] (born 26 March 1966) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South since 2010.

Pre-parliamentary career

She was brought up in Bolton, Lancashire, where she attended Canon Slade School before going up to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She moved to Southwell in Nottinghamshire in 1999.^[4] She worked in Nottingham for the public sector trade union, UNISON for 17 years prior to 2010.^[5][6]

Parliament

She was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the 2010 UK General Election after the incumbent Labour MP, Alan Simpson, announced in 2007 that he would not stand for re-election.^[7] She was elected with 37.3% of the vote; a majority of 4.4% over her closest rival.^[8]

In July 2010, she was appointed to the Transport Select Committee.^[9] She was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Whip.

In late September 2011, she was asked by Ed Miliband (Leader of the Labour Party) to take the role of Shadow Minister of Transport.

References

1. ↑
2. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251218/
3. ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
4. ↑ Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary candidates - Telegraph
5. ↑ Prospective Parliamentary Candidates | Lilian Greenwood, Labour PPC for Nottingham South | The Labour Party
6. ↑ Lilian Greenwood for Nottingham South - self published blog, accessed 10th May 2010
7. ↑ "Blair critic to stand down as MP". BBC News. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
8. ↑ "Election 2010 - Nottingham South". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 
9. ↑ "Lilian Greenwood wins seat on transport committee". website. Nottingham Post. July 5, 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 

External links

• Self-Published Blog