- Valerie Davey
Valerie Davey (born Valerie Corbett
16 April 1940 , Sutton) is a former LabourMember of Parliament for Bristol West inEngland .Early life
Born in
Surrey , Davey studied [http://www.theology.bham.ac.uk Theology] and [http://www.history.bham.ac.uk History] at theUniversity of Birmingham and gained a PGCE at theUniversity of London 'sInstitute of Education in 1963. She then gained an MA in [http://www.theology.bham.ac.uk/postgrad/PGProgrammes/MATheology.htm Theology] , where she specialised inNew Testament textual criticism. Entering work, she taught nearWolverhampton at the Regis Comprehensive School (now theKing's Church of England School ) on "Regis Road" inTettenhall . After her marriage she moved toTanzania and taught at the Ilboru Secondary School on "Ilboru Road" inArusha . She moved to Bristol in 1968, and concentrated on her children. She taught for one yearReligious studies A level at Filton College of Further Education. She was an Avon County Councillor from 1981 until the county's abolition in 1996 and was Labour group leader from 1992. She was also a governor of various schools and of Bristol Polytechnic (now the UWE).Parliamentary career
She won the three-way marginal seat at the 1997 general election, displacing the Conservative cabinet minister William Waldegrave, but lost it to the Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams at the 2005 general election.
In Parliament, she was a member of the House of Commons Education & Skills Committee.
Personal life
She married Graham Davey in 1966 in
Weston-super-Mare . They have a son and two daughters.External links
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-1279,00.html Aristole profile] from "The Guardian"
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/valerie_davey/bristol_west They Work For You]
* [http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWEnews/article.asp?item=744 Honorary degree from UWE in November 2005 after she lost her seat]
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