Valerie Vaz
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Valerie Vaz MP |
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| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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Assumed office 6 October 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Paul Flynn |
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Member of Parliament for Walsall South |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce George |
| Majority | 6,007 (14,4%) |
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Valerie Carol Marian Vaz 7 December 1954 Aden Colony (now Yemen) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Townsend |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Valerie Carol Marian Vaz (born 7 December 1954) is a British politician and solicitor. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall South since the 2010 general election.
Vaz was born in Aden, Yemen. Her family originates from Goa, India, and settled in Twickenham and then East Sheen, London.
Her father worked in the airline industry, while her mother worked two jobs, as a teacher and for Marks & Spencer. Her father committed suicide when she was 16. Vaz attended Twickenham County Grammar School before going on to Bedford College, University of London where she completed a BSc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry in 1978.
In 1984 she qualified as a solicitor and subsequently worked on legal issues for local government in London. She set up her own law firm, Townsend Vaz Solicitors, and has sat as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court on the Midland and Oxford Circuit.
In 2001, she joined the Government Legal Service, and worked at the Treasury Solicitors Department and the Ministry of Justice. She worked as a presenter and interviewer for the BBC TV programme Network East in 1987.
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