Joan Walley | |
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Member of the Electoral Commission for the Labour Party | |
Assumed office 1 November 2018 | |
Nominated by | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Bridget Prentice |
Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North | |
In office 11 June 1987 –30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Forrester |
Succeeded by | Ruth Smeeth |
Personal details | |
Born | Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire,England | 23 January 1949
Political party | Labour |
Joan Lorraine Walley (born 23 January 1949) is a British Labour Party politician,who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent North from the 1987 general election until 2015.
She attended Biddulph Grammar School (now known as Woodhouse Middle School) in Biddulph,north Staffordshire. At the University of Hull,she gained a BA in Social Administration. From the University College of Wales,Swansea,she gained a Diploma in Community Work Development. From 1970 to 1973,she worked on an Alcoholics Recovery Project. From 1974 to 1978,she was a Local Government Officer for Swansea City Council. She worked for Wandsworth Council from 1978 to 1979. From 1979 to 1982,she was a Development Officer for NACRO.
Following the deselection of her predecessor John Forrester,she stood as the Labour Party candidate for Stoke-on-Trent North (the second female MP for the seat after Harriet Slater) and became the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP) at the 1987 general election. [1] Walley had previously been a Lambeth councillor.
She was elected by the House to be the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee on 9 June 2010. [2]
In November 2013 she announced her intention to stand down at the next general election in 2015. [3] Walley became a member of the Electoral Commission in 2018. [4]
She married Jan Ostrowski in 1981;the couple have two sons;Daniel,born 1981,and Tom,born 1983. Walley is a supporter of Port Vale,the football club in her constituency. [5]
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