Julie Elliott

Julie Elliott MP
Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	New constituency
Majority	11,179 (26.8%)
Personal details
Born	29 July 1963 Sunderland, County Durham, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Newcastle Polytechnic
Website	http://julie4sunderland.co.uk/

Julie Elliott (born 29 July 1963) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland Central since 2010^[1] and was re-elected in 2015 with 20,959 votes.^[2]

Personal life

Elliott was born in Whitburn in Sunderland and educated at Seaham Northlea Comprehensive, and gained a degree in Government and Public Policy at Newcastle Polytechnic.^[3][4]

Elliott has worked for the National Asthma Campaign and as a regional organiser for the GMB Trade Union, and raised four children.^[3][4]

Political career

Elliott joined the Labour Party in 1984, and has held office at branch, constituency and regional level since then.^[4]

Since her election in 2010, Elliott has served on the European Scrutiny Committee and the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee^[5] and is Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Primary Care and Public Health.^[4]

She is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Caroline Flint and in 2013 she was appointed as Shadow Minister for Climate Change.^[4]

References

1. "Sunderland Central". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
2. https://yournextmp.com/constituency/65586/sunderland-central
3. "About Julie". Julie Elliott MP. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
4. "Julie Elliott". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
5. "Julie Elliott MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

External links

• Julie Elliott Labour Party profile
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live