Christine McCafferty
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Christine McCafferty MP
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Member of Parliament
for Calder Valley |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Donald Thompson |
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| Majority | 1,367 (2.9%) |
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| Born | 14 October 1945 Manchester |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | David Tarlo |
Christine McCafferty (born 14 October 1945 as Christine Livesley) is a politician in the United Kingdom. McCafferty is the Labour member of Parliament for Calder Valley.
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[edit] Early life
She attended Whalley Range Grammar School for Girls (now Whalley Range High School) on Wilbraham Road in Whalley Range, Manchester, then the Footscray High School in Melbourne, Australia. She worked as welfare worker for disabled people for the CHS Manchester from 1963-70. From 1970-2, she was an education welfare officer for the Manchester Education Committee. From 1978-80, she was Registrar of Marriages for Bury Registration District. From 1989-96, she was a project worker for Calderdale Well Woman Centre.
Before her election to parliament, McCafferty was a member of Hebden Royd Town Council 1991-95. She was also a councillor on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 1991-7, where she was chair of the Adoption Panel 1992-6. She served as member of the West Yorkshire Police Authority 1994-7.
[edit] Parliamentary career
McCafferty was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist [1]. This method of selection was subsequently declared illegal in January 1996 as it breached sex discrimination laws,[2] Despite the ruling she remained in place as the candidate for the following year's election. She was elected in the 1997 Labour landslide, replacing the Conservative Sir Donald Thompson who had held the seat since 1979. She held the seat in the 2001 and 2005 general elections despite Tory resurgence.
In Parliament, she was a member of the Procedure Committee 1997-9, and of the International Development Committee 2001-5. Since 1999, she has also been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. She has won a great deal of respect for her commitment to overseas development, sexual health and the rights of women.
In 2007, McCafferty announced that she would retire at the next general election.[1]
[edit] Personal life
She married Michael McCafferty. They had a son. She then married David Tarlo.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Christine McCafferty MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Chris McCafferty MP
- Christine McCafferty's own website
- Christine McCaferty's maiden speech in the House of Commons
- BBC Politics
