Sarah McCarthy-Fry
| Sarah McCarthy-Fry | |
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| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 18 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Chancellor | Alistair Darling |
| Preceded by | Kitty Ussher |
| Succeeded by | David Gauke |
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Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Syd Rapson |
| Succeeded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Majority | 1,139 (3.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 February 1955 Portsmouth, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Tony McCarthy |
Sarah McCarthy-Fry (born 4 February 1955) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North from 2005 to the 2010 general election. She was Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in the last phase of the Labour government of Gordon Brown.
She was born Sarah Louise Macaree, the daughter of a defence worker of Scottish descent. Fry is the name of her first husband, McCarthy of her second. She was educated at Portsmouth High School. She worked for the multinational defence engineering company GKN Westland at Portsmouth, and most recently as financial controller for GKN Aerospace at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Her job included spells working abroad in Germany and the United States. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 2004, and came to prominence in local politics leading 'Ban the Burner', a neighbourhood group that successfully opposed a proposed incinerator. She was elected to Portsmouth City Council in 1994, chaired the environment committee, and was deputy leader for five years from 1995 to 2000, remaining with the council until 2002. She is a member of Amicus and of the Co-operative Party.
McCarthy-Fry tried to be selected as Labour candidate for the seat of Portsmouth North in 1997, and later became Syd Rapson's campaign manager. Her main political interests are trade and industry, defence and the social economy. She campaigned in favour of identity cards after a constituency survey indicated a large majority in favour of them, and stressed her support for their introduction in her maiden speech.
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