Michael Dugher

Michael Dugher MP
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Jon Trickett
Member of Parliament for Barnsley East
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Majority	11,090 (28.9%)
Personal details
Born	26 April 1975 (1975-04-26) (age 36) Edlington, South Yorkshire, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Joanna Dugher[1]
Website	www.michaeldugher.co.uk

Michael Vincent Dugher (26 April 1975)^[2] is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley East since 2010.^[3]

Born and raised in Edlington, South Yorkshire, he went to school in the village and in Doncaster and graduated from the University of Nottingham. Prior to his election, he worked at 10 Downing Street as the Chief Political Spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown. A party insider, he also worked as an advisor to the Department of Transport, Local Government and Regional Affairs and Ministry of Defence; as well as to the Leader of the House of Commons and the Government Chief Whip. He was formerly the Head of Policy of the trade union, AEEU. He has also been a lobbyist for EDS.^[4] Dugher was a Shadow Minister of Defence before becoming the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition. In 2011 he was promoted to Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister without Portfolio, a role where he can roam across portfolios and co-ordinate shadow ministers' attacks on the government.

References

1. ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110124/part2.htm
2. ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251340/
3. ^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Barnsley East". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a13.stm. Retrieved 11 May 2010. 
4. ^ PR Week 11 May 2010 "Many lobbyists win seats but some see majority decreased" by David Singleton

External links

• Michael Dugher's website

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Constituency Created	Member of Parliament for Barnsley East 2010–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Jon Trickett	Shadow Minister without Portfolio 2011 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Dugher, Michael
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Date of birth	26 April 1975
Place of birth	Edlington, South Yorkshire, England
Date of death
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