Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Helen Fovargue[2] (born 29 November 1956)[3] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in Greater Manchester since 2010.

Yvonne Fovargue
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Shadow Minister for Local Government
In office
3 July 2017 – 14 March 2019
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byGareth Thomas
Succeeded byStephen Morgan
Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills
In office
14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Shadow Minister for Further Education and Skills
In office
26 September 2014 – 14 September 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byRushanara Ali
Succeeded byGordon Marsden
Shadow Minister for International Security Strategy
In office
7 October 2013 – 14 September 2014
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byRussell Brown
Succeeded byIan Lucas
Shadow Minister for Transport
In office
11 January 2013 – 7 October 2013
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byJohn Woodcock
Succeeded byGordon Marsden
Member of Parliament
for Makerfield
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byIan McCartney
Majority4,740 (10.7%)
Personal details
Born
Yvonne Helen Fovargue

(1956-11-29) 29 November 1956
Sale, Greater Manchester, England
Political partyLabour
SpousePaul Kenny[1]
Children1 daughter
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Websitewww.yvonnefovargue.com

Early life and career

Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Leeds. In the 1980s, she worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate, before becoming the Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau, a role she held for over 20 years.

She also served as a local councillor in Warrington from 2004 until her election as an MP in 2010.[4]

Parliamentary career

Fovargue was elected with a majority of 12,490 at the 2010 general election. She was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 2011 and served as Shadow Transport Minister and Shadow Defence Minister.[5]

She was then appointed as a Shadow Education Minister with responsibility for Further Education and Skills in October 2014 following resignation of Rushanara Ali.[6] She resigned from this role in March 2019 after voting against the Labour whip in a vote on a second Brexit referendum.[7]

She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[8]

Yvonne Fovargue is a member of the Unite trade union and the Co-operative Party.[4]

Fovargue supported neighbouring MP Lisa Nandy in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[9]

Personal life

Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is a member of Mensa and an avid reader of crime fiction.[10]

References
  1. Register of Members' Financial Interests
  2. "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8737.
  3. "Yvonne Fovargue MP". BBC Democracy Live. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. "Yvonne Fovargue". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. "Yvonne Fovargue". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. Whittaker, Freddie (21 October 2014). "Yvonne Fovargue gets shadow education post in Labour's mini-reshuffle (in an alternate universe? or timeline idk)". FE Week. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. Wearmouth, Rachel (14 March 2019). "3 Shadow Ministers Resign Over Vote To Block Second Brexit Referendum". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  8. "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  9. "Here are the 23 MPs backing Wigan's Lisa Nandy in the Labour Party leadership contest". www.wigantoday.net. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. "Profile – Yvonne Fovargue". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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