David Wright (politician)

For other people named David Wright, see David Wright (disambiguation).

David Wright MP
Member of Parliament for Telford
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Bruce Grocott
Majority	981 (2.4%)
Personal details
Born	22 December 1966 (1966-12-22) (age 44) Telford, Shropshire, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Wolverhampton
Website	www.davidwrightmp.org.uk

David Wright (born 22 December 1966) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Telford since 2001. He was an assistant government whip from June 2009 to May 2010.

Early and personal life

He went to Wrockwardine Wood Comprehensive School on New Road in Telford then New College, Telford. He graduated from Wolverhampton Polytechnic with a degree in Humanities. He worked in the regeneration of Sandwell for thirteen years.

He married Lesley in 1990.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Political career

Wright was a Town Councillor in Oakengates 1989-2000 and a Wrekin District Councillor from 1989-97. He was elected Member of Parliament for Telford in the 2001 general election. In June 2009 he became a government whip.

On 15 February 2010 he became involved in a scandal when an entry on his Twitter microblog called Conservative Party members "scum sucking pigs", although he claimed his account had been hacked.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Tories demand answers over 'scum-sucking' Twitter". BBC News. 16 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8518049.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2010. 

External links

• His website
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Wright MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - David Wright MP
• BBC Politics

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bruce Grocott	Member of Parliament for Telford 2001–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Wright, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 December 1966
Place of birth	Oakengates, Telford
Date of death
Place of death

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