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| − | Dowd previously worked in the Merseyside area in health and social care as a qualified social worker who | + | Dowd previously worked in the Merseyside area in health and social care as a qualified social worker, who has a 'particular interest in education, children's social care and all age mental health services'. <ref name= "Labour"> [http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/peter-dowd Peter Dowd] ''The Labour Party,'' accessed 26 May 2015 </ref> |
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He also served as a member of the Merseyside county council from 1981 until 1986 and then joined Sefton council in 1991 becoming leader of Sefton's Labour Group in 2008. <ref name= "Labour"/> | He also served as a member of the Merseyside county council from 1981 until 1986 and then joined Sefton council in 1991 becoming leader of Sefton's Labour Group in 2008. <ref name= "Labour"/> | ||
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| + | ==Staff== | ||
| + | *[[Trish Hardy]] - Councillor, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | ||
| + | *[[Ann McCartney]] | ||
| + | *[[James McGowan]] - Political adviser, [[ASLEF]] | ||
| + | *[[Gail Wilton]] <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Associate Parliamentary Health Group]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:42, 20 April 2016
Peter Dowd is the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle. [1]
Dowd replaced Joe Benton, the Labour MP who Bootle since 1990, when he retired in 2015. [2] Dowd went on to retain the seat with a majority of 28,704 in the May 2015 general election. [1]
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Background
Dowd previously worked in the Merseyside area in health and social care as a qualified social worker, who has a 'particular interest in education, children's social care and all age mental health services'. [3]
He also served as a member of the Merseyside county council from 1981 until 1986 and then joined Sefton council in 1991 becoming leader of Sefton's Labour Group in 2008. [3]
Staff
- Trish Hardy - Councillor, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ann McCartney
- James McGowan - Political adviser, ASLEF
- Gail Wilton [4]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peter Dowd MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 May 2015
- ↑ Mr Joe Benton www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 may 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peter Dowd The Labour Party, accessed 26 May 2015
- ↑ Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 20 April 2016
