Barbara Roche
| The Right Honourable Barbara Roche | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration | |
| In office 29 July 1999 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Rooker |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 4 January 1999 – 29 July 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Dawn Primarolo |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Timms |
| Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Rossi |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Featherstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
Barbara Maureen Roche (née Margolis, born 13 April 1954) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Wood Green from 1992 until 2005, when she lost the seat, despite having previously enjoyed a majority of over 20,000.[1][2]
Education
She was educated at the Jews Free School, Camden Town and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts. She trained to be a barrister and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, 1977.
Parliament
She first stood for Parliament in the 1984 Surrey South-West by-election, before standing in Hornsey and Wood Green in 1987.
First elected to Parliament in 1992, she saw her majority soar to 20,500 in 1997 (including polling 26,000 votes more than the Liberal Democrats' candidate, Lynne Featherstone, who eventually unseated her). However, by 2001 her majority had almost halved to 10,500, and in 2005 she unexpectedly lost her seat on a large 14.6% swing. Factors in her defeat include her association with many of the government's more unpopular policies, such as the crucial 26 March 2003 vote on the war on Iraq,[3] with The Times describing her in 2005 as "a fiercely loyal Labour MP, who has only rebelled against the Government in four out of 1,570 votes."[4]
Government
During her time in Government, she held several ministerial offices; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry, 1997–1998; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1999; Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration, Home Office, 1999–2001; Cabinet Office, 2001–2002; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2002-2003.
Personal
She is an avid theatre-goer and reader of detective fiction. Since her defeat in 2005, she has recently been attempting to re-enter the Commons, seeking the Labour Party nomination and being shortlisted in the 'safe' Labour seats of Stockton North,[5] Houghton & Sunderland South,[6] Wigan,[7] and Stalybridge & Hyde[8] but has not been selected for any of them, despite the support of the Labour-affiliated Unite union.[9]
References
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-347602/Labour-defeats-Who-lost-out.html
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/jun/01/election2005.uk
- ↑ http://www.igreens.org.uk/commons_vote_on_war__26_march.htm
- ↑ http://www.times-series.co.uk/features/newsfeatures/563148.majority_rules/#
- ↑ Evening Gazette, 14 January 2008
- ↑ The Journal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 20 April 2009
- ↑ Wigan Today, 4 February 2010
- ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7064751.ece
- ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7064751.ece
External links
- They Work For You - Barbara Roche
- Barbara Roche
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Barbara Roche
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Hugh Rossi |
Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green 1992–2005 |
Succeeded by Lynne Featherstone |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Dawn Primarolo |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1999 |
Succeeded by Stephen Timms |
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