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[[Stephen Doughty]] is a British [[Labour Party]] politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff South and Penarth since a 2012.  
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'''Stephen Doughty''' is a British [[Labour Party]] politician who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012.  
  
Doughty is a former senior policy adviser to [[Douglas Alexander]] and the [[Department for International Development]] in the previous Labour Government. He focused on poverty, development, trade and humanitarian affairs.
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Doughty worked as a a senior policy adviser on poverty, development, trade and humanitarian affairs to secretary of state [[Douglas Alexander]] at the [[Department for International Development]] for the previous Labour Government.  
In that role he is said to have 'played his part in responding to international disasters like the Haiti earthquake, as well as pushing to help make healthcare and education free for some of the world’s poorest people.' <ref> [http://www.stephendoughty.org.uk/about-stephen/ About Stephen] ''www.stephendoughty.org.uk'', accessed 24 October 2014 </ref>  
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He previously was a campaigner for international charities such as [[World Vision]] and [[Oxfam]], and worked on the [[Make Poverty History]] and Robin Hood Taxcampaign. <ref> [http://www.stephendoughty.org.uk/about-stephen/ About Stephen] ''www.stephendoughty.org.uk'', accessed 24 October 2014 </ref>
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In the 2015 general election, Doughty was re-elected with 43 per cent of the vote. He defeated his closest rival [[Emma Warman]] with a majority of 7,453. <ref> [http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/12939150.ELECTION_RESULT__Stephen_Doughty_wins_Cardiff_South_and_Penarth_seat/ ELECTION RESULT: Stephen Doughty wins Cardiff South and Penarth seat] ''Penarth Times'', 8 May 2015, accessed 12 May 2015 </ref>
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==CV==
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*2012: Elected Labour and Co-operative MP for Cardiff South and Penarth
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*2011: Chief executive, Oxfam Wales
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*2010: Head of essential services campaign, Oxfam International
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*2009: Special adviser to the Secretary of State for International Development
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*2006: Head of UK and EU government affairs, Oxfam GB
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*2004: Policy adviser/head of campaigns, World Vision UK
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==Affilations==
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*[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces]]
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*[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief]] <ref>[https://freedomdeclared.org/about/appg/ 'Freedom Declared: Who we are'], Freedom Declared website, undated, accessed 6 November 2015 </ref>
  
 
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[[Category:Special Advisers|Doughty, Stephen]][[Category:Labour Party|Doughty, Stephen]]
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[[Category:Special Advisers|Doughty, Stephen]][[Category:Labour Party|Doughty, Stephen]][[Category:MP|Doughty, Stephen]][[Category:British Politician|Doughty, Stephen]]

Latest revision as of 01:18, 20 September 2017

Stephen Doughty is a British Labour Party politician who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012.

Doughty worked as a a senior policy adviser on poverty, development, trade and humanitarian affairs to secretary of state Douglas Alexander at the Department for International Development for the previous Labour Government.

He previously was a campaigner for international charities such as World Vision and Oxfam, and worked on the Make Poverty History and Robin Hood Taxcampaign. [1]

In the 2015 general election, Doughty was re-elected with 43 per cent of the vote. He defeated his closest rival Emma Warman with a majority of 7,453. [2]

CV

  • 2012: Elected Labour and Co-operative MP for Cardiff South and Penarth
  • 2011: Chief executive, Oxfam Wales
  • 2010: Head of essential services campaign, Oxfam International
  • 2009: Special adviser to the Secretary of State for International Development
  • 2006: Head of UK and EU government affairs, Oxfam GB
  • 2004: Policy adviser/head of campaigns, World Vision UK

Affilations

Notes

  1. About Stephen www.stephendoughty.org.uk, accessed 24 October 2014
  2. ELECTION RESULT: Stephen Doughty wins Cardiff South and Penarth seat Penarth Times, 8 May 2015, accessed 12 May 2015
  3. 'Freedom Declared: Who we are', Freedom Declared website, undated, accessed 6 November 2015