Difference between revisions of "Louise Ellman"
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| − | :Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside since 1997, the 62-year-old is probably Israel’s staunchest supporter in an often hostile Commons. She came to Westminster after leading Lancashire County Council. Her varied responsibilities include sitting on the Transport Select Committee, a vice-presidency of the Local Government Association, and board membership of Merseyside arts and cultural organisations. She also chairs the Jewish Labour Movement, the successor organisation to Poale Zion, and is a Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?ParentId=m11s18s186&SecId=186&AId=59670&ATypeId=1 JC Power 100: The people shaping Jewish life in Britain], 25 April 2008</ref> | + | :Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside since 1997, the 62-year-old is probably Israel’s staunchest supporter in an often hostile Commons. She came to Westminster after leading Lancashire County Council. Her varied responsibilities include sitting on the Transport Select Committee, a vice-presidency of the Local Government Association, and board membership of Merseyside arts and cultural organisations. She also chairs the [[Jewish Labour Movement]], the successor organisation to [[Poale Zion]], and is a [[Labour Friends of Israel]] vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?ParentId=m11s18s186&SecId=186&AId=59670&ATypeId=1 JC Power 100: The people shaping Jewish life in Britain], 25 April 2008</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Labour Friends of Israel]] | *[[Labour Friends of Israel]] | ||
| + | *In 2008 Ellman chaired a meeting organised jointly by [[Progress]] and [[Compass]]<ref>Progress '[http://www.progressonline.org.uk/Events/event.asp?e=1056 Liverpool: Winning a fourth term: what’s the road to victory? A debate about the future of the Labour party held jointly by Progress and Compass]' 04 July 2008 18:00 to 19:30, accessed 1 November 2009</ref> | ||
==Contact, References and Resources== | ==Contact, References and Resources== | ||
===Contact=== | ===Contact=== | ||
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| − | [[Category:Israel Lobby|Ellman, Louise]] | + | [[Category:Israel Lobby|Ellman, Louise]][[Category:MP|Ellman, Louise]][[Category:Labour Party|Ellman, Louise]] |
Revision as of 09:40, 1 November 2009
Louise Ellman has been Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside since 1997.
According to her biography in JC Power 100:
- Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside since 1997, the 62-year-old is probably Israel’s staunchest supporter in an often hostile Commons. She came to Westminster after leading Lancashire County Council. Her varied responsibilities include sitting on the Transport Select Committee, a vice-presidency of the Local Government Association, and board membership of Merseyside arts and cultural organisations. She also chairs the Jewish Labour Movement, the successor organisation to Poale Zion, and is a Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair.[1]
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Affiliations
- Labour Friends of Israel
- In 2008 Ellman chaired a meeting organised jointly by Progress and Compass[2]
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Resources
References
- ↑ JC Power 100: The people shaping Jewish life in Britain, 25 April 2008
- ↑ Progress 'Liverpool: Winning a fourth term: what’s the road to victory? A debate about the future of the Labour party held jointly by Progress and Compass' 04 July 2008 18:00 to 19:30, accessed 1 November 2009
