Difference between revisions of "Ian Lavery"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Supporting Jennie Formby)
m
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 14: Line 14:
 
|title=Chair of the Labour Party
 
|title=Chair of the Labour Party
 
|start=14 June 2017
 
|start=14 June 2017
|end=
+
|end=4 April 2020
 
}}{{job
 
}}{{job
 
|title=Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator
 
|title=Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator
 
|start=14 June 2017  
 
|start=14 June 2017  
Serving with Andrew Gwynne
+
|end=4 April 2020
|end=
 
 
}}{{job
 
}}{{job
 
|title=Shadow Minister without Portfolio
 
|title=Shadow Minister without Portfolio
 
|start=9 February 2017
 
|start=9 February 2017
|end=
+
|end=4 April 2020
 
}}{{job
 
}}{{job
 
|title=Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
 
|title=Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Line 38: Line 37:
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
'''Ian Lavery''' (born 6 January 1963) is a British [[Labour Party]] politician and former trade union leader from Northumberland who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck since the May 2010 General Election. Born and raised in Ashington, Lavery began work in the construction industry after leaving school before becoming a mining apprentice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/IanLavery.html|title=The Great Debate Contributors: Ian Lavery|work=thegreatdebate.org.uk|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref>
+
'''Ian Lavery''' (born 6 January 1963) is a British [[Labour Party]] politician and former trade union leader from Northumberland who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck since the May 2010 General Election. Born and raised in Ashington, Lavery began work in the construction industry after leaving school before becoming a mining apprentice.<ref>''[http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/IanLavery.html "The Great Debate Contributors: Ian Lavery"]''</ref>
  
 
==Miner==
 
==Miner==
Noted for being the sole apprentice to refuse to work during the UK miners' strike (1984-1985), Lavery gradually rose up the ranks of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and was chosen to succeed [[Arthur Scargill]] as NUM President in 2002.<ref>{{cite journal|title=An Interview with Ian Lavery, Lavery, president of the National Union of Mineworkers|journal=Capital and Class|date=Autumn 2005|volume=29|issue=3|pages=29–42|url=http://cnc.sagepub.com/content/29/3/29.abstract|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianlavery.org.uk/about_ian|title=Ian Lavery Labour Party MP in Wansbeck – about me|work=Ian Lavery|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref>
+
Noted for being the sole apprentice to refuse to work during the UK miners' strike (1984-1985), Ian Lavery gradually rose up the ranks of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and was chosen to succeed [[Arthur Scargill]] as NUM President in 2002.<ref>''[http://cnc.sagepub.com/content/29/3/29.abstract "An Interview with Ian Lavery, president of the National Union of Mineworkers"]''</ref><ref>''[http://www.ianlavery.org.uk/about_ian "Ian Lavery Labour Party MP in Wansbeck – about me"]''</ref>
  
 
==Labour MP==
 
==Labour MP==
Once elected to parliament in 2010, Lavery quickly established himself as a leading voice on the left-wing of the Labour Party<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.labourmatters.com/labour-north/former-miner-ian-lavery-to-fight-wansbeck-for-labour/|title=Labour Win|work=Labour Win|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref>, and has been a frequent critic of the policies espoused by members of the party's [[Tony Blair|Blairite]] faction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-886f-Miner-Lavery-tipped-for-leaders-race#.VhLCjCpdHIU|title=Miner Lavery tipped for leaders’ race|first=People’s Printing Press|last=Society|date=|publisher=}}</ref> He served for a time as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Leader [[Harriet Harman]] before resigning in protest of the party's position to raise the pension age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/wansbeck-mp-ian-lavery-resigns-4399201|title=Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery resigns as aide over pensions battle|first=Adrian|last= Pearson|date=7 December 2012|work=journallive|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref> Lavery supported the candidacy of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in both the 2015 and 2016 leadership elections, and was appointed by Corbyn to replace [[Tom Watson]] as Labour Party Chair in June 2017.
+
Once elected to parliament in 2010, Ian Lavery quickly established himself as a leading voice on the left-wing of the [[Labour Party]],<ref>''[http://www.labourmatters.com/labour-north/former-miner-ian-lavery-to-fight-wansbeck-for-labour/ "Labour Win"]''</ref> and has been a frequent critic of the policies espoused by members of the party's [[Tony Blair|Blairite]] faction.<ref>''[http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-886f-Miner-Lavery-tipped-for-leaders-race#.VhLCjCpdHIU "Miner Lavery tipped for leaders’ race"]''</ref> He served for a time as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Leader [[Harriet Harman]] before resigning in protest of the party's position to raise the pension age.<ref>''[http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/wansbeck-mp-ian-lavery-resigns-4399201 "Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery resigns as aide over pensions battle"]''</ref> Lavery supported the candidacy of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in both the 2015 and 2016 leadership elections, and was appointed by Corbyn to replace [[Tom Watson]] as Labour Party Chair in June 2017.
  
 
==Supporting Jennie Formby==
 
==Supporting Jennie Formby==
 
On 27 February 2018, Ian Lavery tweeted:
 
On 27 February 2018, Ian Lavery tweeted:
:I’ve known [[Jennie Formby|@JennieUnite]] for years she’s a fantastic representative of our class, a great advocate, and dedicated Trade unionist, she’d be a brilliant Gen Sec of our party.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/IanLaveryMP/status/968552570242428928 "Supporting Jennie Formby"]''</ref>
+
:I’ve known [[Jennie Formby|@JennieUnite]] for years she’s a fantastic representative of our class, a great advocate, and dedicated Trade unionist, she’d be a brilliant [[General Secretary of the Labour Party|Gen Sec of our party]].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/IanLaveryMP/status/968552570242428928 "Supporting Jennie Formby"]''</ref>
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:16, 11 November 2020

Person.png Ian Lavery   Powerbase Sourcewatch Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Ian Lavery.jpg
Born1963-01-06
Ashington, England
Children2
PartyLabour

Employment.png Chair of the Labour Party

In office
14 June 2017 - 4 April 2020
Preceded byGlenis Willmott
Succeeded byAngela Rayner

Employment.png Shadow Minister without Portfolio

In office
9 February 2017 - 4 April 2020

Employment.png Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office

In office
7 October 2016 - 9 February 2017

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Wansbeck

In office
6 May 2010 - Present

Ian Lavery (born 6 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union leader from Northumberland who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck since the May 2010 General Election. Born and raised in Ashington, Lavery began work in the construction industry after leaving school before becoming a mining apprentice.[1]

Miner

Noted for being the sole apprentice to refuse to work during the UK miners' strike (1984-1985), Ian Lavery gradually rose up the ranks of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and was chosen to succeed Arthur Scargill as NUM President in 2002.[2][3]

Labour MP

Once elected to parliament in 2010, Ian Lavery quickly established himself as a leading voice on the left-wing of the Labour Party,[4] and has been a frequent critic of the policies espoused by members of the party's Blairite faction.[5] He served for a time as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Leader Harriet Harman before resigning in protest of the party's position to raise the pension age.[6] Lavery supported the candidacy of Jeremy Corbyn in both the 2015 and 2016 leadership elections, and was appointed by Corbyn to replace Tom Watson as Labour Party Chair in June 2017.

Supporting Jennie Formby

On 27 February 2018, Ian Lavery tweeted:

I’ve known @JennieUnite for years she’s a fantastic representative of our class, a great advocate, and dedicated Trade unionist, she’d be a brilliant Gen Sec of our party.[7]

 

A Document by Ian Lavery

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Document:There is no future for Labour in bureaucratic centrismArticle11 November 2020Labour Party
Centrism
US/Democratic Party
Progressivism
Jeremy Corbyn
Bernie Sanders
Keir Starmer
Joe Biden
COVID-19
"Climate change"
Social Democratic Party
Whilst many in the media and party establishments are keen to turn back the clock to the bureaucratic centrism, progressives energised on both sides of the Atlantic, whether by Corbyn or Sanders, will define our future politics.
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

Wikipedia.png This page imported content from Wikipedia on 22 August 2017.
Wikipedia is not affiliated with Wikispooks.   Original page source here