Conor McGinn
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Conor McGinn MP |
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Member of Parliament for St Helens North |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Watts |
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31 July 1984 Camlough, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Groucutt |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Alma mater | London Metropolitan University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
Conor Patrick McGinn (born 31 July 1984 in Camlough) is a British Labour Party politician. At the 2015 general election, he became the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North.
McGinn was born in Camlough, South Armagh, Northern Ireland, and brought up in the nearby village of Bessbrook. The village was highly militarised during The Troubles. His mother was an NHS clerical officer, and his father was a Sinn Fein councillor.
McGinn went to St Paul's High School, Bessbrook. Before going to university, he worked for the African National Congress in South Africa on a fellowship for two months. He studied at Goldsmiths, University of London, but did not initially complete his degree, remaining in London working for a mental health charity for Irish immigrants, Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy, and later for the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas. He later completed his history, politics and Irish studies degree part-time at London Metropolitan University.
McGinn was chair of the Young Fabians from 2006 to 2007, and has been vice-chair of Young Labour. He stood to be a councillor on Islington London Borough Council in 2006 and 2010 without success. He has been on the executive of the Fabian Society and until 2012 was chair of the Labour Party Irish Society. In 2011 he represented the socialist societies on the Labour Party National Executive Committee.
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