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| − | [[Image:GiselaStewart.jpg|thumb|left|Gisela Stuart at the House of Commons, 30 October 2008, Chairing a Henry Jackson Society Event]] | + | [[Image:GiselaStewart.jpg|thumb|left|Gisela Stuart at the House of Commons, 30 October 2008, Chairing a Henry Jackson Society Event]]'''Gisela Gschaider Stuart''' (born 26 November 1955) is a [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston and Member of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. She is a trustee of the neoconservative think-tank the [[Henry Jackson Society]]. <ref>Charity Commission, [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1113948&SubsidiaryNumber=0&TID=2713885 The Henry Jackson Society for Democratic Geopolitics > Contact and trustees] [Accessed 8 September 2010]</ref> |
| − | '''Gisela Gschaider Stuart''' (born 26 November 1955) is a [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston and Member of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. She is a trustee of the neoconservative think-tank the [[Henry Jackson Society]]. <ref>Charity Commission, [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1113948&SubsidiaryNumber=0&TID=2713885 The Henry Jackson Society for Democratic Geopolitics > Contact and trustees] [Accessed 8 September 2010]</ref> | ||
In the 2015 general election Stuart was re-elected with a majority of 2,706. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/labour/gisela-stuart/431 Gisela Stuart] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | In the 2015 general election Stuart was re-elected with a majority of 2,706. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/labour/gisela-stuart/431 Gisela Stuart] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | ||
| − | ==Memorable | + | Stuart is vice-chair of the anti-[[European Union]] campaign group [[Vote Leave]]. |
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In October 2004 she became the only Labour MP to openly support the re-election of George W. Bush in that year's US Presidential election, arguing: 'you know where you stand with George and, in today's world, that's much better than rudderless leaders who drift with the prevailing wind.' <ref>Patrick Hennessy, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/31/wus131.xml Anti-Kerry remarks by Labour MP put Blair on the spot], Telegraph.co.uk, 31 October 2004.</ref> | In October 2004 she became the only Labour MP to openly support the re-election of George W. Bush in that year's US Presidential election, arguing: 'you know where you stand with George and, in today's world, that's much better than rudderless leaders who drift with the prevailing wind.' <ref>Patrick Hennessy, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/31/wus131.xml Anti-Kerry remarks by Labour MP put Blair on the spot], Telegraph.co.uk, 31 October 2004.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 25 May 2016
Gisela Gschaider Stuart (born 26 November 1955) is a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston and Member of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. She is a trustee of the neoconservative think-tank the Henry Jackson Society. [1]
In the 2015 general election Stuart was re-elected with a majority of 2,706. [2]
Stuart is vice-chair of the anti-European Union campaign group Vote Leave.
Memorable quotes
In October 2004 she became the only Labour MP to openly support the re-election of George W. Bush in that year's US Presidential election, arguing: 'you know where you stand with George and, in today's world, that's much better than rudderless leaders who drift with the prevailing wind.' [3]
Affiliations
- Euston Manifesto – signatory
- Henry Jackson Society Project for Democratic Geopolitics – signatory and trustee
- Westminster Foundation for Democracy – governor
- Former member of All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform
References and Resources
Resources
- Wikipedia biography
- Gisela Stuart, "Finding Neo. Gisela Stuart argues for a robust foreign policy," Progress (UK), January/February 2006.
Notes
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Henry Jackson Society for Democratic Geopolitics > Contact and trustees [Accessed 8 September 2010]
- ↑ Gisela Stuart Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Patrick Hennessy, Anti-Kerry remarks by Labour MP put Blair on the spot, Telegraph.co.uk, 31 October 2004.
