Everything about Liz Blackman totally explained
Elizabeth Marion 'Liz' Blackman (born
September 26,
1949) is a
British politician, and is the
Labour Party Member of Parliament for
Erewash.
Early life
Blackman was born in 1949 in
Penrith,
England. She was educated at the
Carlisle County School for Girls (now called
St Aidan's County High School
since 1970) on
Lismore Place;
Prince Henry's Grammar School in
Otley; and
Clifton College, Nottingham, where she was awarded a
BEd degree in 1972.
She taught at and was Head of the
Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, an
upper school, in
Nottingham, and in 1991 she was elected as a councillor to
Broxtowe District Council, and became its deputy leader in 1995 until her election to
Westminster in 1997. She stood down from the council in 1998.
Parliamentary career
Blackman was elected as the Labour MP for Erewash at the
1997 General Election, defeating the
Conservative Angela Knight. She had been selected as the Labour candidate for the seat from an women only shortlist. She began her progress up the political ladder when she was nominated to the
Treasury Select Committee in 1997, replacing
Diane Abbott. In
2000 she became the
Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon. She remained Hoon's PPS after the
2005 General Election in his new position as
Leader of the House of Commons.
She is no longer Geoff Hoon's PPS due to her new role as Assistant Whip to HM Treasury.
Voting record
How Liz Blackman voted on key issues since 2001 (
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- Voted against a transparent Parliament.
- Voted for introducing a smoking ban.
- Voted for introducing ID cards.
- Voted for introducing foundation hospitals.
- Voted for introducing student top-up fees.
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
- Voted for the Iraq war.
- Voted against investigating the Iraq war.
- Voted for replacing Trident.
- Voted for the hunting ban.
- Voted for equal gay rights.
Personal life
She married Derek Blackman. They divorced in 1999. They have a son and daughter.
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