Harry Harpham
Harry Harpham | |
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Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | |
In office 8 May 2015 – 4 February 2016 | |
Preceded by | David Blunkett |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Majority | 13,807 (34.5%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Robert Harry Harpham 21 February 1954 Mansfield, England |
Died | 4 February 2016 61) | (aged
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
Website | Official website |
Robert Harry Harpham[1] (21 February 1954 – 4 February 2016) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from the May 2015 general election[2] until he died nine months later.
Harpham was a coal miner at Clipstone Colliery and took part in the miners' strike of 1984–85 as an NUM member, staying out for the duration.[3] He moved to Sheffield in 1985 and studied at Northern College in Barnsley and University of Sheffield as a mature student.[4]
He served on Sheffield City Council from 2004, becoming deputy leader of the council.[3]
He was one of 125 MPs who employed a member of their family, in his case, employing his wife as a part-time researcher.[5] He supported Andy Burnham in the Labour leadership election and was made a PPS to Lisa Nandy.[6] He was diagnosed with cancer in December 2015 and died on 4 February 2016.[7][6]
See also
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 61230. p. 9118. 18 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough". Election 2015 (BBC News). 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 Bennett, Asa (29 April 2015). "10 prospective MPs who will definitely be elected no matter what". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "About me". Harry Harpham. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ Mason, Rowena (29 June 2015). "Keeping it in the family: new MPs continue to hire relatives as staff". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Harry Harpham, MP - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ Chris Johnston. "Labour MP Harry Harpham dies of cancer aged 61". The Guardian.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by David Blunkett |
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 2015–2016 |
Vacant |