Paul Clark (politician)
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| Paul Gordon Clark | |
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| Constituency | Gillingham |
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| Majority | 254 (0.6%) |
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| Born | 29 April 1957 Gillingham, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Julie Clark |
| Children | One Daughter, One Son |
| Website | http://www.paulclarkmp.com |
Paul Gordon Clark is a British Labour Party politician, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon John Prescott MP and Member of Parliament for the South East constituency of Gillingham.
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[edit] Early Life
He was born in Gillingham (on the 29 April 1957) where he was educated at Featherby Infants and Junior Schools and Gillingham Grammar School. He then studied Economics and Politics at Keele University before completing a Diploma in Management Studies at the University of Derby.
From 1986 until 1997, he managed the TUC National Education Centre in North London.
[edit] Politics
He first won the seat in the 1997 general election, and had previously been involved with the AEEU and the TUC. He was a Gillingham Borough Councillor from 1982 until 1990, Labour Deputy Leader from 1983 until 1989 and Labour Leader from 1989 until 1990. In the most recent General election, Mr. Clark was returned with a very small majority of just 254 votes.
He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham, and has been Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon John Prescott MP, since 10 November 2005. Before that, he was Assistant Government Whip, HM Treasury, from the 13 June 2003 to the 11 May 2005.
Mr. Clark has an average of 75% attendance in divisions[1] since 1997 and has rebelled just 7 times[2] against the Labour Government.
He should not be confused with Paul John Clark who stood as the Labour candidate in Rayleigh, Essex in 2001. He is also a writer for television.
[edit] Political Offices
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| Preceded by James Couchman |
Member of Parliament for Gillingham 1997 – present |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Voting Record", The Public Whip.
- ^ "Voting Record", The Public Whip.
[edit] External links
- Paul Clark MP official site
- ePolitix - Paul Clark official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Paul Clark MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Paul Clark MP
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