John McDonnell
British Labour politician (born 1951)
John Martin McDonnell MP (born 8 September 1951) is a British Labour Party politician. He was appointed the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 2015. He became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hayes and Harlington at the 1997 general election.
John McDonnell | |
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 McDonnell in 2021 | |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Chris Leslie |
| Succeeded by | Anneliese Dodds |
| Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Dicks |
| Majority | 9,261 (21.1%) |
| Deputy Leader of the Greater London Council | |
| In office 7 May 1984 – 7 May 1985 | |
| Leader | Ken Livingstone |
| Preceded by | Illtyd Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ward |
| Member of Greater London Council for Hayes and Harlington | |
| In office 7 May 1981 – 31 March 1986 | |
| Leader | Horace Cutler Ken Livingstone |
| Preceded by | A. H. S. Hull |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Majority | 4,346 (17.1%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Martin McDonnell 8 September 1951 Liverpool, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group |
| Spouse(s) |
Marilyn Jean Cooper
(m. 1971; div. 1987)Cynthia Marie Pinto (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Great Yarmouth Grammar School St Joseph's College, Ipswich Burnley Technical College[2] |
| Alma mater | Brunel University (BSc) Birkbeck, University of London (MSc) |
| Website | Official website |
References
change- ↑ "Greater London Council election results: Hillingdon". election-demon.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "A profile of John McDonnell – new shadow chancellor". BBC. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
Other websites
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- John McDonnell MP official constituency website
- John4Leader Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine official 2007 Leader campaign website
- John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes & Harlington Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine official 2010 Leader campaign website
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Website Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine at ePolitix
- Public Services Not Private Profit Archived 2006-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- John Speaking at Stop the War Alternative Conference on YouTube
- John McDonnell MP – Against Islamophobia on YouTube
- John McDonnell MP – Speaking at Ceasefire Now demonstration in London on YouTube
- Speech by John McDonnell during Modern Slavery Bill debate in the House of Commons
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