Yvonne Fovargue
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Yvonne Fovargue MP |
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Member of Parliament for Makerfield |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ian McCartney |
| Majority | 13,155 (29.4%) |
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29 November 1956 Sale, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Kenny |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Website | www |
Yvonne Helen Fovargue (born 29 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Makerfield constituency, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester since 2010, replacing the previous Labour MP Ian McCartney, who stepped down due to ill health.
Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School and has a BA in English from the University of Leeds. She was an elected member of Warrington council from 2004 until 2010 and worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate in 1980s. She was later Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau, a role she held for over 20 years.
Fovargue served as a local councillor from 2004 until her election as an MP in 2010
She was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 2011 and subsequently served as Shadow Transport Minister and then Shadow Defence Minister.
Fovargue was made Shadow Education Minister with responsibility for Further Education and Skills in October 2014 following the resignation of Rushanara Ali
Fovargue is a member of Unite the Union and The Co-operative Party.
Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is a member of Mensa and an avid reader of crime fiction.
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