Ian Cawsey

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constituency_MP = Brigg and Goole
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majority = 2,894 (6.8%)
predecessor = "new constituency"
successor = Incumbent
term_start = 1 May 1997
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birth_place = Grimsby, Lincolnshire
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nationality = British
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Ian Arthur Cawsey (born April 14, 1960, Grimsby) is a British politician, and is Labour member of Parliament for Brigg and Goole.

Early life

He went to [http://welholmeinfant.co.uk Welholme Primary School] on "Heneage Road", then [http://www.wintringhamschool.co.uk Wintringham School] on "Weelsby Avenue" in Grimsby. He was a councillor for Ashby in Scunthorpe on the former Humberside County Council from 1989 until 1996. He stood in the 1992 election for the seat of Brigg & Cleethorpes. From 1996-7, he was leader of North Lincolnshire Council. From 1977 until 1987 he worked in computing for Imperial Foods (now known as Young's Bluecrest) in Grimsby and [http://www.sseas.com Seven Seas Health Care] (owned by Merck KGaA) on "Hedon Road" in Hull.

Parliamentary career

He has been an MP since the 1997 election, and is seen as an unquestioning loyalist to the Labour government who has rarely rebelled against the party whip at Westminster.

He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lord Williams of Mostyn from 2001 to 2002. He then became PPS to David Miliband at the Department of Education and Skills and then the Cabinet Office. After the 2005 general election he was made a Government whip.

On taking office Gordon Brown appointed Cawsey to be a Vice-Chair of the Labour Party with responsibility for animal welfare.

Personal life

He married Linda Mary Kirman in July 1987. They have a son (born May 1993) and two daughters (born January 1988 and April 1997), and reside in Winterton. He is a musician and has performed in local glam rock tribute bands, and sings and plays bass guitar in the group MP4, which is composed of four MPs.

In the late 1990s he had cancer which he has now overcome.

External links

* [http://www.iancawsey.co.uk Ian Cawsey MP] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-891,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ian Cawsey MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/ian_cawsey/brigg_and_goole TheyWorkForYou.com - Ian Cawsey MP]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Ian_Cawsey&mpc=Brigg+%26amp%3B+Goole The Public Whip - Ian Cawsey MP] voting record
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/94.stm BBC Politics page]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2005/05/11/mp4_music_feature.shtml MP4]
* [http://www.myspace.com/iancawseymp MySpace Profile]