Julie Elliott

Julie Elliott
Member of Parliament
for Sunderland Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by New constituency
Majority 6,725 (15.8%)
Personal details
Born 29 July 1963
Sunderland, County Durham, England
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Alma mater Newcastle Polytechnic
Religion None
Website http://julie4sunderland.co.uk/

Julie Elliott (born 29 July 1963) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland Central since 2010.[1]

Personal Life

Elliott was born in Whitburn in Sunderland and educated at Seaham Northlea Comprehensive, and gained a degree in Government and Public Policy at Newcastle Polytechnic.[2][3]

Elliott has worked for the National Asthma Campaign and as a regional organiser for the GMB Trade Union, and raised four children.[2][3]

Political Career

Elliott joined the Labour Party in 1984, and has held office at branch, constituency and regional level since then.[3]

Since her election in 2010, Elliott has served on the European Scrutiny Committee and the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee[4] and is Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Primary Care and Public Health.[3]

She is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Caroline Flint and in 2013 she was appointed as Shadow Minister for Climate Change.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sunderland Central". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Julie". Julie Elliott MP. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Julie Elliott". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Julie Elliott MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central
2010–present 		Incumbent