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[[File:Lilian Greenwood.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South]]
 
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'''Lilian Greenwood''' is the Labour MP for Nottingham South. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/lilian-greenwood/4029 Lilian Greenwood MP] www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 March 2015 </ref> She was in May 2010 with a majority vote of 1,772. <ref> [http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/lilian-greenwood Lilian Greenwood] ''politics.co.uk'', accessed 5 March 2015 </ref>
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'''Lilian Greenwood''' is the UK Labour MP for Nottingham South. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/lilian-greenwood/4029 Lilian Greenwood MP] www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 March 2015 </ref> She was in May 2010 with a majority vote of 1,772. <ref> [http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/lilian-greenwood Lilian Greenwood] ''politics.co.uk'', accessed 5 March 2015 </ref>  
 
 
Greenwood currently works as the shadow transport minister for the [[Labour Party]]. This role was appointed to her in October 2011 when [[Ed Miliband]] asked her to take on a role in the transport team with responsibility for the local transport brief. In January 2013 she switched to the shadow rail brief in the transport department. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.liliangreenwood.co.uk/about About] ''Lilian Greenwood MP'', accessed 5 March 2015 </ref>  
 
  
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Greenwood has been shadow transport minister for the [[Labour Party]] since October 2011 when leader [[Ed Miliband]] asked her to take on responsibility for the local transport brief. In January 2013 she switched to the shadow rail brief. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.liliangreenwood.co.uk/about About] ''Lilian Greenwood MP'', accessed 5 March 2015 </ref>
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Before entering parliament as an MP Greenwood worked as a regional official for the trade union, [[UNISON]]. Her previous experience in this industry has helped her successfully campaign on a 'range of issues such as equality, improving pensions, increasing funding for the health service and workers’ rights,' within her constituency and parliament as an entity. <ref name= "About"/>
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Before entering parliament as an MP Greenwood worked as a regional official for the trade union, [[UNISON]]. She says her experience has helped her successfully campaign on a 'range of issues such as equality, improving pensions, increasing funding for the health service and workers’ rights,' within her constituency and parliament as an entity. <ref name= "About"/>
  
She also previously held the role of assistant whip for a year between 2010 and 2011, where she had the responsibility of organising other Labour MPs when the party voted in the [[House of Commons]]. <ref name= "About"/>
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She was also previously assistant whip for a year in 2010-2011, which involved organising other Labour MPs when the party voted in the [[House of Commons]]. <ref name= "About"/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 02:56, 6 March 2015

Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South

Lilian Greenwood is the UK Labour MP for Nottingham South. [1] She was in May 2010 with a majority vote of 1,772. [2]

Greenwood has been shadow transport minister for the Labour Party since October 2011 when leader Ed Miliband asked her to take on responsibility for the local transport brief. In January 2013 she switched to the shadow rail brief. [3]

Background

Before entering parliament as an MP Greenwood worked as a regional official for the trade union, UNISON. She says her experience has helped her successfully campaign on a 'range of issues such as equality, improving pensions, increasing funding for the health service and workers’ rights,' within her constituency and parliament as an entity. [3]

She was also previously assistant whip for a year in 2010-2011, which involved organising other Labour MPs when the party voted in the House of Commons. [3]

Notes

  1. Lilian Greenwood MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 March 2015
  2. Lilian Greenwood politics.co.uk, accessed 5 March 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 About Lilian Greenwood MP, accessed 5 March 2015