Mo O'Toole

Mo O'Toole
Member of the European Parliament
for North East England
In office
10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004
Preceded by Constituency Created
Succeeded by Constituency Abolished
Personal details
Born Barbara Maria O'Toole
24 February 1960
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Leeds

Barbara Maria O'Toole, known as Mo O'Toole (born 24 February 1960) is a former politician in the United Kingdom.

O'Toole attended Sacred Heart Convent School in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, then studied at Northumbria University.[1] Soon afterwards, she married future Labour Party MP Alan Milburn, although the couple split in the late 1980s.[2] During this period, O'Toole also served as a Labour Party councillor in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1]

O'Toole then completed a PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, then became a lecturer in Government and Public Policy, first at the University of Bristol, then at Newcastle. At the European Parliament election, 1999, she was elected for the Labour Party in North East England from third on the party list.[1] She lost her seat in 2004, despite being moved up to second on the party list. O'Toole was on an all-woman shortlist to be the Labour candidate in the safe seat of Bishop Auckland at the 2005 general election, but was not selected.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mo O'Toole, ESRC Society Today
  2. ↑ Andy McSmith, "Why minister apologised to female official over gossip", The Independent, 15 June 2003
  3. ↑ "Four women in battle for Labour", Northern Echo, 3 March 2005