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Christine Russell Member of Parliament
for City of ChesterIn office
1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010Preceded by Gyles Brandreth Succeeded by Stephen Mosley Personal details Born 25 March 1945
Holbeach, Lincolnshire, EnglandNationality British Political party Labour Profession Librarian Christine Margaret Russell (née Carr, born 25 March 1945, Holbeach, Lincolnshire) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the 2010 General Election.
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Early life
She is a Lincolnshire farmer's daughter from South Holland. She was educated at the single-sex Spalding High School. She studied at the Polytechnic of North West London (became the University of North London), then went to the London School of Librarianship. She gained the Professional Librarianship Qualification. She worked as a librarian for the Borough of Camden from 1967-70, the University of Glasgow from 1970-1, and Dunbartonshire County Council from 1971-3. From 1989-94, she worked for some MEPs, then worked for MIND from 1994-7.
Parliamentary career
From 1992-1993, Russell served as Sheriff of Manchester.
She was one of three councillors for College Ward on Chester City Council, until she resigned after the 1997 general election. She was expected[by whom?] to be elected as Lord Mayor of Chester had she not been elected to parliament.
At the 1997 general election in an all-women shortlist as the Labour candidate for City of Chester.[1] She was elected as Member of Parliament in that election, unseating Gyles Brandreth. In Parliament she became Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Beverley Hughes.
She had a majority of 915. [2]
Personal life
She married Dr James Russell in 1971 in Hampstead. They have a son and daughter and divorced in 1991.
References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2066903.stm
- ^ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/christine_russell/chester,_city_of Christine Russell, MP (TheyWorkForYou.com)
External links
- Chester Labour
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Christine Russell MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Christine Russell MP
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Christine Russell
- BBC Politics page
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Gyles BrandrethMember of Parliament for the City of Chester
1997 – 2010Succeeded by
Stephen MosleyCategories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- Female members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- British female MPs
- People from Holbeach
- Councillors in Manchester
- Alumni of the University of North London
- People educated at Spalding High School (UK)
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