Helen Clark (UK politician)
| Helen Clark | |
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Member of Parliament for Peterborough |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Mawhinney |
| Succeeded by | Stewart Jackson |
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Helen Rosemary Dyche 23 December 1954 Derby, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Ian Brinton (divorced 1999) Alan Clark (from 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Eastfield, Peterborough |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Helen Rosemary Clark, previously known as Helen Brinton, née Helen Rosemary Dyche, (b. 23 December 1954, Derby) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1997 until the 2005 general election, when she lost her seat to Conservative Stewart Jackson.
Clark went to Spondon Park Grammar School (became Spondon School in 1971 when merged with Spondon House School, and became West Park Community School in 1989) in Spondon, Derby. Clark was educated at the University of Bristol gaining a Hons 2/1 in English Literature, then an MA in Medieval Literature and a PGCE. She worked as a teacher for several years as an assistant English teacher at Katherine Lady Berkeley Comprehensive in Wotton-under-Edge from 1979–82, then Deputy Head of English at Harrogate Ladies' College from 1983–88. She was a lecturer at North Thanet FIE College from 1992–93, then an English teacher and Head of Year 8 at the Rochester Grammar School for Girls from 1993 until her election in 1997. From 1985–87 she worked as an Examiner, Assessor, Moderator and Team Leader in English Literature for the Northern, Southern, London and Cambridge Examination Boards.
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