Yvonne Fovargue
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Yvonne Helen Fovargue is a British
Labour Party
politician
, who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Makerfield
constituency, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
, Greater Manchester
since 2010, replacing the previous Labour MP Ian McCartney
, who stepped down due to ill health.
Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School
and has a BA
in English from Leeds University. She was an elected member of Warrington
council from 2004 until 2010 and worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate
in 1980s. She was later Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau
, a role she held for over 20 years.
Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is a member of MENSA
and an avid reader of crime fiction.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician
Politician
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, who has been the 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,...
(MP) for the Makerfield
Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Makerfield is a county 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....
constituency, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
since 2010, replacing the previous Labour MP Ian McCartney
Ian McCartney
Sir Ian McCartney is a former politician, who was the British Labour Party Member of Parliament for the Makerfield constituency between 1987 to 2010, and served in the Cabinet, from 2003 to 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister...
, who stepped down due to ill health.
Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School
Sale Grammar School
Sale Grammar School is a selective school with a dual specialism in the visual arts and science. The school is located in Sale to the south of Manchester, England.The school became an Academy Trust Grammar School in 2011...
and has a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in English from Leeds University. She was an elected member of Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
council from 2004 until 2010 and worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate
Moss Side
Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...
in 1980s. She was later Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau
Citizens Advice Bureau
A Citizens Advice Bureau is one of a network of independent charities throughout the UK that give free, confidential information and advice to help people with their money, legal, consumer and other problems....
, a role she held for over 20 years.
Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is a member of MENSA
Mensa
Mensa meaning table in Latin, may refer to:*Mensa International, an organization for people with high IQs*Mensa , a southern star constellation*Mensa , a term used by geologists to refer to an extraterrestrial mesa...
and an avid reader of crime fiction.