Judy Mallaber

Clare Judith Mallaber known as Judy Mallaber (born 10 July 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Amber Valley from 1997 to 2010.

Early life

She was educated at the North London Collegiate School and St Anne's College, Oxford, gaining a BA Honours degree. From 1975-85 she was a research officer for NUPE, becoming Head of Research. In the 1970s, she was a member of the Communist Party. From 1987-96, she was the Director of the Local Government Information Unit. She was a member of the Hornsey and Wood Green CLP.

Political career

Mallaber was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist.^[1] She was elected for the seat of Amber Valley at the 1997 general election.

She sat on the Treasury Committee and on the Trade and Industry Committee (from 2003). Having worked for NUPE, she has interests in employment rights, as well as animal welfare, the feminist movement and the textile industry. She chaired the Clothing, Textiles & Footwear Group (APPG) from July 1999, and was a member of the Education & Skills Select Committee (from 1997–2001). She was the Chair of the Labour Research Department.

She is a member of UNISON and the Liberty and Socialist Education Association. For the year ending April 2006, she claimed £5,649 in travel expenses. In 2006, she went twice to the Democratic Republic of Congo as an election observer.

References

External links

• Judy Mallaber MP official constituency website
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Stopping downloaders of child porn having credit cards in 2006
• Opposing the Canadian seal fur industry in 2006