John Heppell
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John Heppell MP |
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| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 6 May 2005 – 28 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Liz Blackman |
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham East |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Knowles |
| Succeeded by | Chris Leslie |
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3 November 1948 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Golding |
John Heppell (born 3 November 1948) is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East from 1992 until he stepped down at the 2010 general election. He was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2005 to 2007.
Heppell was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside and was educated locally at the Rutherford Grammar School (now the Westgate Community School) on West Road in Fenham, then the South East Northumberland Technical College (became North Tyneside College and now called Tyne Metropolitan College) on Coast Road in Wallsend, and he completed his education at the Ashington Technical College (now called Northumberland College) on College Road in Ashington. He worked for the National Coal Board from 1964 as a fitter until he left in 1970 to work as a fitter in Nottingham. He joined British Rail in 1975, originally as a diesel fitter, becoming a workshop supervisor in 1978 until he left in 1989.
Heppell was elected as a councillor to the Nottinghamshire County Council in 1981, serving as the deputy leader for three years from 1989, stepping down from the council in 1993. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election for Nottingham East by defeating the sitting Conservative MP Michael Knowles by 7,680 votes and remained the MP there until 2010. He made his maiden speech on 11 May 1992, in which he recalled that it was in his constituency at Sneinton that the founder of the Salvation Army William Booth launched his crusade against poverty in the early 19th century.
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