Tony Lloyd
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Anthony Joseph 'Tony' Lloyd (born 25 February 1950) is a British
Labour Party
politician
who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Manchester Central
since 1997
.
on Great Stone Road in Stretford
and the University of Nottingham
gaining a BSc
in Maths in 1972. Later he went to Manchester Business School
studying for an MBA, becoming a university lecturer in Business Studies at the University of Salford
.
Council elections, standing in Clifford
ward of Old Trafford.
Following this, was first returned to the British House of Commons
at the 1983 general election
, as Member of Parliament
for Stretford
. When constituency boundaries were revised for the 1997 general election
, he transferred to the Manchester Central
constituency, where he has been returned at subsequent elections.
When Labour was returned to office in 1997 under Tony Blair
, Lloyd was appointed a junior minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
under Robin Cook
, but left the Government in the reshuffle in 1999. He remains a backbencher
.
Since leaving the Government, his voting record shows a strong left-wing inclination, with him appearing as a rebel teller
on several notable occasions. Lloyd joined the considerable number of Labour MPs in choosing to vote against government policy regarding the Iraq War, following this he sided with the sizable number of Labour MPs who rebelled against government policy to detain terror suspects for 90 days without trial, further, in 2007 Lloyd also voted against the renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System. Lloyd has also allied himself with other notable left wing causes, voting against government policy to introduce student tuition fees.
However, Lloyd has voted for Identity Cards, the National Identity Register and the 3rd runway at Heathrow.
He was also a Vice-President of the Western European Union
and leader of the British Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He is currently the leader of the British Delegation to the OSCE, which deals with a wide-range of security related issues such as democratisation, election monitoring, human rights, arms control, economic and environmental security and security building. He is Chair of the Trade Union Group of Labour MPs
. The purpose of the Group is to liaise between the Trade Unions and the Government, especially Trade Unions affiliated to the Labour Party.
On 5 December 2006 he became chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party
, which consists of all Labour MPs, both government and backbench MPs, defeating incumbent Ann Clwyd
who was perceived to be too close to Blair http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6211412.stm. He chairs the Parliamentary Committee where the Prime Minister and senior government ministers meet with elected representatives of backbench MPs.
Lloyd contributed chapters about John Robert Clynes
and George Kelley
, Labour Members of Parliament for Manchester elected in 1906, to Men Who Made Labour, edited by Alan Haworth and Diane Hayter
.
. They have a son and three daughters.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
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politician
Politician
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who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Manchester Central
Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency has always been a safe Labour seat...
since 1997
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
.
Early life
He went to Stretford Grammar School for BoysStretford Grammar School
Stretford Grammar School is a selective state school in the borough of Trafford, England.-Admissions:The school has a sixth form in addition to years 7 to 11...
on Great Stone Road in Stretford
Stretford
Stretford is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lying on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, it is to the southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Salford and northeast of Altrincham...
and the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
gaining a BSc
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Maths in 1972. Later he went to Manchester Business School
Manchester Business School
Manchester Business School is the largest department of the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. According to Bloomberg Business Week's ranking of the world's best business schools the MBS MBA is ranked third in the world...
studying for an MBA, becoming a university lecturer in Business Studies at the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
.
Political career
Lloyd was first elected in a political capacity when he successfully contested the 1979 TraffordTrafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
Council elections, standing in Clifford
Clifford (ward)
Clifford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of Old Trafford.Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:...
ward of Old Trafford.
Following this, was first returned to the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
at the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stretford
Stretford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
. When constituency boundaries were revised for the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, he transferred to the Manchester Central
Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency has always been a safe Labour seat...
constituency, where he has been returned at subsequent elections.
When Labour was returned to office in 1997 under Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, Lloyd was appointed a junior minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
under Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cook was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and notably served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001....
, but left the Government in the reshuffle in 1999. He remains a backbencher
Backbencher
In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition...
.
Since leaving the Government, his voting record shows a strong left-wing inclination, with him appearing as a rebel teller
Teller
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on several notable occasions. Lloyd joined the considerable number of Labour MPs in choosing to vote against government policy regarding the Iraq War, following this he sided with the sizable number of Labour MPs who rebelled against government policy to detain terror suspects for 90 days without trial, further, in 2007 Lloyd also voted against the renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System. Lloyd has also allied himself with other notable left wing causes, voting against government policy to introduce student tuition fees.
However, Lloyd has voted for Identity Cards, the National Identity Register and the 3rd runway at Heathrow.
He was also a Vice-President of the Western European Union
Western European Union
The Western European Union was an international organisation tasked with implementing the Modified Treaty of Brussels , an amended version of the original 1948 Treaty of Brussels...
and leader of the British Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He is currently the leader of the British Delegation to the OSCE, which deals with a wide-range of security related issues such as democratisation, election monitoring, human rights, arms control, economic and environmental security and security building. He is Chair of the Trade Union Group of Labour MPs
Trade Union Group of Labour MPs
The Trade Union Group of Labour MPs is a British group representing all Labour Members of Parliament who are members of trade unions that are affiliated to the British Labour Party. The group meets regular to discuss issues related to trade unions, keeping members informed via a web based bulletin...
. The purpose of the Group is to liaise between the Trade Unions and the Government, especially Trade Unions affiliated to the Labour Party.
On 5 December 2006 he became chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party
Parliamentary Labour Party
In UK politics, the Parliamentary Labour Party is the parliamentary party of the Labour Party in Parliament: Labour MPs as a collective body....
, which consists of all Labour MPs, both government and backbench MPs, defeating incumbent Ann Clwyd
Ann Clwyd
Ann Clwyd Roberts is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Cynon Valley since 1984.-Early life:Ann Clwyd is the daughter of Gwilym Henri Lewis and Elizabeth Ann Lewis...
who was perceived to be too close to Blair http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6211412.stm. He chairs the Parliamentary Committee where the Prime Minister and senior government ministers meet with elected representatives of backbench MPs.
Lloyd contributed chapters about John Robert Clynes
John Robert Clynes
John Robert Clynes was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for 35 years, and led the party in its breakthrough at the 1922 general election...
and George Kelley
George Davy Kelley
George Davy Kelley was a British trades unionist and Labour politician.Kelley was born in Ruskington, Lincolnshire in 1848. He became apprenticed to the lithographic printing trade in York. Following his apprenticeship, he worked as a printer in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Bradford...
, Labour Members of Parliament for Manchester elected in 1906, to Men Who Made Labour, edited by Alan Haworth and Diane Hayter
Diane Hayter
Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town is a British politician and Labour member of the House of Lords who has served as a member of the Labour Party National Executive Committee since 1998 representing the Socialist Societies...
.
Personal life
He married Judith Ann Tear on 21 September 1974 in LeicesterLeicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. They have a son and three daughters.
External links
- Tony Lloyd MP official constituency site