'Anne Christine Snelgrove' (born
August 7,
1957,
Wokingham,
Berkshire) is the
Labour Party Member of Parliament in the
United Kingdom for
Swindon South. She was elected in the
2005 general election. She is
Parliamentary Private Secretary to
Ruth Kelly,
Secretary of State for Transport.
She was educated at
Ranelagh School in Bracknell,
King Alfred's College, Winchester and
City University, London. She is a member of the
Co-operative Party,
Amicus and
Amnesty International. Previously she worked in education, as a teacher for eight years and
Local Education Authority Adviser for seven years.
Her praise of
John Prescott before the
House of Commons [1] led the satirical magazine ''
Private Eye'' to award her a special backbench "OBN" (Order of the Brown Nose - a satire on the honour
OBE).
She led the campaign to help victims of the collapse of
Farepak, the hamper company that was based in her
constituency.
External links
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Anne Snelgrove MP Website
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The Labour Party - Anne Snelgrove MP official biography
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Anne Snelgrove MP
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TheyWorkForYou.com - Anne Snelgrove MP
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Article mentioning Private Eye ridicule