Valerie Davey
| Valerie Davey | |
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Member of Parliament for Bristol West |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | William Waldegrave |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Williams |
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| Born |
16 April 1940 Surrey |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater |
University of Birmingham University College London |
Valerie Davey (born Valerie Corbett 16 April 1940, Sutton, Surrey) is a former Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West in England.
Born in Surrey, Davey studied Theology and History at the University of Birmingham and gained a PGCE at the Institute of Education in 1963. She then gained an MA in Theology, where she specialised in New Testament textual criticism. Entering work, she taught near Wolverhampton at the Regis Comprehensive School (now the King's Church of England School) on Regis Road in Tettenhall. After her marriage she moved to Tanzania and taught at the Ilboru Secondary School on Ilboru Road in Arusha. She moved to Bristol in 1968, and concentrated on her children. She taught for one year Religious studies A level at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. She was an Avon County Councillor from 1981 until the county's abolition in 1996 and was Labour group leader from 1992. She was also a governor of various schools and of Bristol Polytechnic (now the UWE).
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