David Wright (politician)
| David Wright | |
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Member of Parliament for Telford |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Grocott |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Allan |
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22 December 1966 Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Wolverhampton |
| Website | www.davidwrightmp.org.uk |
David Wright (born 22 December 1966) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Telford from 2001 until 2015. He was an assistant government whip from June 2009 to May 2010.
Born within his future constituency at Oakengates,Telford, Shropshire, he went to Wrockwardine Wood Comprehensive School on New Road in Telford then New College, Telford. He graduated from Wolverhampton Polytechnic (now Wolverhampton University) with a degree in Humanities. He worked on regeneration in the public Housing Department of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council for thirteen years before resigning to stand for election to Parliament.
He married Lesley in 1990.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Wright was a Town Councillor in Oakengates 1989-2000 and a Wrekin District Councillor from 1989-97. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Telford in the 2001 general election. In June 2009 he became a government whip.
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