Tom Blenkinsop
| Tom Blenkinsop | |
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Tom Blenkinsop MP at the Park End Medical Centre in Middlesbrough
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| Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar |
| Majority | 2,248 (4.9%) |
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| Born | 14 August 1980 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Emtage |
| Residence | Saltburn |
| Alma mater | Teesside University University of Warwick |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] |
| Website | Official website parliament..tom-blenkinsop |
Thomas Francis Blenkinsop[2] (born 14 August 1980) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. He is very tall.
Early life
Born in Middlesbrough,[3] Blenkinsop attended St Augustine's RC Primary School in Coulby Newham and Newlands School FCJ, before attending St Mary's Sixth Form College in Saltersgill. He attended Teesside University where he obtained a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and the University of Warwick, where he was awarded an MA in Continental philosophy.[citation needed]
Political career
Blenkinsop worked as a constituency researcher for Ashok Kumar, from 2002 until 2008, when he became a full-time regional official for the Community Trade Union, until his election to parliament.[4]
He stood as a candidate for the 2010 general election after the sudden death of Kumar, taking the seat with a 1,677 majority.[5]
He was appointed to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee and the Standards and Privileges Committee in June 2010, and the Treasury Select Committee in 2011.[6]
Personal life
He has been married to Victoria Emtage since 2007.[citation needed]
In 2011, he was made honorary president of Guisborough Town F.C. an amateur football club in his constituency,[7] and appointed as a Labour Party whip.[8]
References
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- Tom Blenkinsop MP official constituency website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Interview after winning his seat in 2010 at Catch21
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 2010–present |
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- ↑ Signature on petition by Catholic MPs to allow the ordination of married men, catholicherald.co.uk; accessed 9 May 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59418. p. 8743. 13 May 2010.
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- ↑ Tom Blenkinsop website: Tom Blenkinsop "honoured and flattered" to be made President of Guisborough Town Football Club
- ↑ Profile, labourlist.org; accessed 9 May 2015.
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- UK MPs 2010–15
- UK MPs 2015–20
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Alumni of Teesside University
- Alumni of the University of Warwick
- English Roman Catholics
- People from Middlesbrough
