Andy Burnham

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Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham is a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh and the current shadow secretary of state for health. He is a former special adviser to Labour Party's secretary of state for culture, media and sport Chris Smith.[1]

Background

Liverpool-born Burnham was educated at St Aelred's Roman Catholic High School in Merseyside and later gained an MA in English from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He joined the Labour Party in 1984, during the miners' strike, aged 14.[2] From 1994 to 1997, Burnham worked as a Researcher to the MP Tessa Jowell. From August to December in 1997, he was Parliamentary Officer at the NHS Confederation and in 1998 started work as an administrator for the Football Task Force. From 1998 to 2001, Burnham was a special adviser to the former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Chris Smith. In June 2001, he was elected as the Labour MP for Leigh in Greater Manchester. His subsequent posts are as follows[3]:

  • 2001 to 2003: Member of the Health Select Committee
  • 2003 to 2004: Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary David Blunkett
  • 2004: Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly

Government positions:

  • 2005 to 2006: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality at the Home Office
  • May 2006 to June 2007: Minister of State for Delivery and Reform at the Department of Health

Cabinet positions:

  • June 2007 to January 2008: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • January 2008 to June 2009: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  • June 2009: Secretary of State for Health
  • May 2010: Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Burnham is married to Marie-France Van Heel, former head of marketing at MTV, BSkyB and Littlewoods Gaming; former Planning Director at Creative Communication Agency WRG; and now a director at MvH Marketing Ltd.[4]

Labour Leadership

2010

In May 2010, Burnham announced his intention to stand in the Labour leadership contest following the resignation of Gordon Brown. He promised to put an end to "stage managed" politics run by "elites", adding "I am a team-player; I've never had time for factions".[5]

2015

Following the resignation of Ed Miliband in May 2015, Burnham has announced that he will stand once again in the Labour Leadership contest. [6]

Burnham has appointed founder and managing director of Insight Consulting Group John Lehal as campaign manager; Burson Marsteller lobbyist and former director of comms for Ed Miliband's leadership campaign, Katie Myler, as director of communications; and chaired by Michael Dugher.[7] Other backers include shadow health minister Luciana Berger, who will focus on campaigns and engaging younger voters; shadow welsh secretary Owen Smith, who will be looking at questions around the future of the UK; and the shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer.[8]

Donations

As of July 2015, Burnham's campaign to be leader has received £130,000 in private donations. This figure includes £20,000 from Dr Gabriel Scally, an NHS whistle blower who resigned as regional director of public health for the south-west of England in 2012, and £20,000 from the renewable energy firm Ecotricity Group, a firm owned by Dale Vince, a Labour Party donor.[9]

Meeting with lobbyists

In June 2015, Labour MPs including Burnham, Chuka Umunna, Tristram Hunt, Emma Reynolds and Chris Bryant and peer Lord Mandelson, Conservative MP Sajid Javid and Mayor of London candidate Sol Campbell attended a bash at the Mondrian London hotel. Also in attendance were Charles Lewington (founder and MD of Hanover Communications), Tim Allan (MD of Portland) and John Lehal (founder and MD of Insight Consulting Group).[10]

Contact, Resources, Notes

Contact

Website: http://andy4leader.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/andyburnhammp

Notes

  1. ↑ Info-Dynamics Research, "Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government", GMB: April 2006 Briefing, p10, accessed 24.09.10
  2. ↑ "New Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport", BACTA, 28.01.08, accessed 24.09.10
  3. ↑ "Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP", Department of Health, 30.09.09, accessed 24.09.10
  4. ↑ Kirsty Walker, "Wife of Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham has double mastectomy", The Daily Mail, 03.06.10, accessed 24.09.10
  5. ↑ Staff writers, "Andy Burnham and Diane Abbott join Labour leadership race", The Telegraph, 19.05.10, accessed 24.09.10
  6. ↑ Andy Burnham announces his candidacy for Labour leadership - video The Guardian, 13 May 2015, accessed 19 May 2015.
  7. ↑ David Singleton Andy Burnham adds corporate firepower to leadership team by hiring two top lobbyists, Total Politics, 5 June 2015, accessed 8 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Labour List Dugher to manage Burnham’s leadership campaign, 16 May 2015, accessed 21 May 2015.
  9. ↑ David Singleton Burnham laps up donations as Cooper bankrolled by author and Kendall takes lobbyist cash Politics, 16 July 2015, accessed 17 July 2015.
  10. ↑ David Singleton Labour MPs and lobbyists out in force at FT summer party Total Politics, 24 June 2015, accessed 24 June 2015.
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