Gemma Doyle (politician)

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2010–2015
Gemma Doyle
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Doyle in 2015
Member of Parliament
for West Dunbartonshire
In office
6 May 2010 –30 March 2015		 Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans
Personal detailsBorn (1981-04-13) 13 April 1981 (age 42)
Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, ScotlandPolitical party Labour Co-op Alma mater University of Glasgow (MA)

Gemma Doyle (born 13 April 1981) is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she has worked in public affairs since her departure from Parliament.

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Early life

Gemma Doyle was born on 13 April 1981 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. [1] [2] She received a Master of Arts (MA) in European Civilisation from the University of Glasgow. [3]

Political and later career

Doyle was a researcher for Cathie Craigie, then a Member of Scottish Parliament, and later worked as a Labour Party officer. She has also worked for Holyrood Communications, a political communications company, and the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Following her departure from Parliament, she relocated to London and became director of a public affairs firm. [4] Doyle has served as a member of the London Labour board and chair of Bermondsey and Old Southwark Labour. [5] [6] She is a trustee of the Foreign Policy Centre. [7]

Parliamentary career

At the 2004 European Parliament election, she contested the Scotland constituency as a Labour candidate.

Doyle was elected as Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire at the 2010 general election. [8] She served on the Energy and Climate Change Committee and the Administration Committee from July to November 2010.

Following Ed Miliband's election as Labour Leader, Doyle was appointed Shadow Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans Minister in October 2010. [9] During her tenure on the opposition front bench, she was a member of the committee scrutinising the Armed Forces Act 2011. [10]

Doyle was defeated by the Scottish National Party's Martin Docherty at the 2015 general election.

Personal life

Doyle was previously married to Gregor Poynton, a political strategist and Scottish Labour campaigner. [11] [12]

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  2. ↑ "About Gemma". gemmadoyle.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gemma Doyle | Senior Managing Director | FTI Consulting". www.fticonsulting.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Warry, Richard. "Election results 2017: How do you get over losing your job as an MP?". BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Regional Executive Committee". London Labour. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bermondsey Corbynites claim Neil Coyle breached rules in trigger ballots". LabourList. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Trustees". Foreign Policy Centre. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gemma Doyle, former MP, West Dunbartonshire – TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou.
  9. ↑ "Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams". BBC News. 12 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill". parliament.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Waddell, Lorraine (11 July 2013). "West Dunbartonshire MP's husband caught up in Labour scandal". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Syal, Rajeev (13 November 2013). "Falkirk Labour hopeful admits paying for mass recruitment to party". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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