Lynda Waltho
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Lynda Waltho MP
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Member of Parliament
for Stourbridge |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Debra Shipley |
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| Majority | 407 (1.0%) |
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| Born | 22 May 1960 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Steve Waltho |
| Alma mater | Keele University |
Lynda Ellen Waltho (born May 22, 1960, London) is the Labour MP for Stourbridge. She was elected at the 2005 general election, after sitting Labour MP Debra Shipley had stepped down due to ill-health just days before the election was called.
Waltho was born in London and educated at Keele University. She is married with two children and her husband Steve is a Labour member of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. She worked as principal advisor to Neena Gill MEP. Her special interests include education, childcare and the economy.
Waltho won the seat with a slim majority of just 407 over Conservative candidate, Diana Coad, reduced from her predecessor's 3812 at the 2001 general election. In November 2005, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Hanson MP, Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office. Making her the first Labour member of the 2005 intake to hold any government role, albeit a junior one.
She was previously Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Hanson MP, Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, and was a member of the Children, Schools and Skills Select Committee. In September 2008 Lynda joined the Government as Assistant Regional Minister for the West Midlands. She is a member of a number of All Party Parliamentary Groups on Chair APG Alcohol Misuse, Animal Welfare and Libraries, Literacy and Information Management, and is also Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease and Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Waterways Group. Lynda is married with two children. She is a member of GMB and her special interests include education, childcare and the economy.
[edit] External links
- Lynda Waltho - Official website
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| Preceded by Debra Shipley |
Member of Parliament for Stourbridge 2005 – present |
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