Phil Woolas
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Minister of State for the Treasury Minister of State for Borders and Immigration |
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In office 4 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Liam Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Damian Green |
| Minister of State for Local Government | |
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In office 5 May 2006 – 4 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | David Miliband |
| Succeeded by | John Healey |
| Minister for Social Exclusion | |
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In office 9 May 2005 – 5 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Armstrong |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 13 June 2003 – 9 May 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Leader |
Peter Hain Geoff Hoon |
| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Griffiths |
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Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Abrahams |
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Philip James Woolas 11 December 1959 Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (Suspended) |
| Residence | Lees, Greater Manchester |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester |
| Occupation | Television Producer |
Philip James Woolas (born 11 December 1959) is a British environmental consultant, political lobbyist and former politician. He was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham East and Saddleworth from his election in 1997 to 2010. He was the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration in the Home Office, as well as being the Minister of State for the Treasury. On 5 November 2010, he was found to have breached the Representation of the People Act 1983 in the course of the 2010 general election. As a result, his victory at the 2010 general election campaign was declared void, he lost his seat in the House of Commons, and was barred from standing again for three years. Woolas was also suspended from the Labour party.
Woolas' previous positions include heading the National Union of Students, working as a producer for BBC Newsnight and a role at the GMB trade union
Woolas was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, on 11 December 1959. He went to Nelson Grammar School and, after O levels, Nelson and Colne College. He received a BA in Philosophy from the Victoria University of Manchester.
Woolas joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and became involved in student politics through the Anti-Nazi League. Before becoming an MP, he was president of the National Union of Students from 1984 to 1986, a television producer for the BBC on Newsnight from 1988 to 1990 (where he became firm friends with fellow Manchester United supporter Michael Crick), producer at ITN's Channel 4 News from 1990 to 1991 and head of communications at the GMB trade union from 1991 to 1997.
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