Kate Hoey
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Kate Hoey MP |
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| Minister for Sport | |
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In office 20 October 1999 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tony Banks |
| Succeeded by | Richard Caborn |
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Member of Parliament for Vauxhall |
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Assumed office 15 June 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Stuart Holland |
| Majority | 10,651 (24.7%) |
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21 June 1946 Mallusk, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater |
University of Ulster London Guildhall University |
| Profession | Academic |
| Website | www.katehoey.com |
Catharine Letitia "Kate" Hoey (born 21 June 1946) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vauxhall since the by-election in 1989. She served in the Blair Government as Minister for Sport from 1999 to 2001.
Born in County Antrim, she studied at Belfast Royal Academy. While attending the Ulster College of Physical Education, she joined the International Marxist Group, one of the few people with an Ulster Unionist background to do so in the 1960s. After relocating to England, she graduated in economics from the City of London College, today known as London Metropolitan University. She was a senior lecturer at Kingsway College from 1976 to 1985, during which time she left the International Marxist Group.
Hoey is known for her longstanding interest in sport. She was Northern Ireland High Jump Champion and worked for football clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea and Brentford, as an Educational Advisor. Prior to entering Parliament she was educational adviser to Arsenal Football Club from 1985 to 1989.
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