Members Of Parliament in Mitcham, Surrey - This Is Wiltshire

MPs: Siobhain McDonagh MP; Richard Tracey AM; Marina Yannakoudakis MEP;

Mitcham and Morden (House of Commons)

Ms Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour)

Surgery: Merton Civic Centre
London Road
Morden
Greater London
SM4

Surgery Tel: 020 8542 4835

MP Since - 1997 Majority - 13,666 Born - 20/02/1960.
Education - Holy Cross Convent School, Essex University.
Previous Occupation - Has worked as a Development Coordinator at Battersea Church Housing Trust (1988-97).
Personal Overview - Her career experience indicates a likely interest in Housing issues. She has been involved in Local Government, and after the 1997 election gained experience with a Select Committee membership. Critical of Ken Livingstone's personalisation of London politics (which has proved detrimental to Labour interests) she has strong central connections with the Party Leadership - her sister (Margaret) has been the Party's General Secretary, and she has a sizeable credit following her opposition to Arthur Scargill's attempts to scupper Clause Four redrafting. Proved a rather quiet backbencher since 1997, which has not so far brought her a frontbench posting. Though a capture from the Tories in 1997 the constituency now votes more than 2:1 in Labour's favour, which should prove sufficient even in the face of a general Conservative revival. In Parliament has lobbied to change the law to allow former Catholic Priests to stand as MPs and for the introduction of digital hearing aids on the NHS to all that require them. Has campaigned for the reopening of the Wilson hospital (within her constituency). Was sacked as an Assistant Government Whip in September 2008 after calling for a party leadership contest. Once again in June 2009 she called for Gordon Brown to step down as Prime Minister following the resignation of the Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell.

Political History - Councillor, Merton BC (1982-97). Parliamentary Candidate, Mitcham & Morden (1987, 1992). MP Mitcham & Morden (1997-). Member of the Social Security Select Committee (1997-98). Member of the Health Select Committee (2000-05). Member of the London Committee (2009-10). Member of the Education Select Committee (2012-). PPS to Rt. Hon John Reid (Defence) (2005-06), (Home Office) (2006-07). Assistant Government Whip (2007-08).
Characteristics - Is Catholic. Was the youngest speaking delegate at the 1983 Labour Party Conference. Hosted a Parliamentary reception for Radio 1.

Business Tel: 020 7219 4678

Email: mcdonaghs@parliament.uk

Interests: Housing,Public/Private Partnership,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Education Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Basketball (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Improving Patient Access to Medical Technology (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on National Citizen Service and Volunteering (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Outsourcing and Shared Services (Vice Chairman)
• Patient and Public Involvement in Health and Social Care Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Scout Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (Vice Chairman)

Merton and Wandsworth (Greater London Authority)

Mr Richard Tracey AM (Conservative)

GLA Member Since - 2008 Majority - 9,981 Born - 1943. Married, 1 son, 3 daughters (all grown up).
Education - King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Birmingham University.

Previous Occupation - Leader Writer - Beaverbrook Newspapers (1964-66). Presenter/Reporter - BBC TV & Radio Current Affairs (1966-78). Proprietor, Public Affairs Company (1978-83).

Personal Overview - Replaced the outgoing Conservative member Professor Elizabeth Howlett at the 2008 elections. A former MP who lost his Surbiton seat in the Labour landslide 1997 General Election, he has returned to the political front line in London. He is therefore likely to have political experience to call upon, particularly having been a Government Minister and serving on several Select Committees. He has focused on policing and getting better value for money for the London public. He has also campaigned to stop airport expansion and to cut aircraft and helicopter noise in the Wandsworth area.

Political History - MP for Surbiton (1983-97), former Minister for the Environment (covering Sport, Planning and Regeneration) (1985-87), member of the Select Committee on Broadcasting Parliament and Committee of Selection (1987-92), member of the Public Accounts Committee (1992-97), Chairman of the London MPs Group (1990-97). Chairman of Wandsworth Conservative Associations Grouping (2003-). Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Former MPs (2007-). GLA Member West Central London (2008-). Member of the Budget and Performance Committee (2008-), member of the Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee (2008-) member of the Transport Committee (2008-), member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (2008-).

Other Information - President of Kingston Amateur Regatta and Kingston Rugby Club. Member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Justice of the Peace. Freeman of the City of London. Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust. Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Inter Parliamentary Union. Became Sport England Chairman for South London (2006). Alternative email richard.tracey@mwconservatives.com

All Party Groups - N/a.

Business Tel: 020 7983 4389

Email: richard.tracey@london.gov.uk

Interests: Environment,Aircraft Noise,Transport

Commitee membership

• Budget and Performance Committee (Member)
• Transport Committee (Member)

London (European Parliament)

Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (Conservative)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 16/04/1956. Married, 3 children.
Education - Brunel University, BSC in Government, Politics and Modern History. Open University, MA in Education.
Previous Occupation - Financial Director of a family business (pan-European).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament from third place on the London Conservative Party list. Has been involved running a small business for over 23 years with experience negotiating in in Europe on behalf of her UK clients. She has campaigned to reduce regulation on business, reducing EU waste and fraud and on the sensible managing of migration. She also has experience raising funds for charity, as a former Chair of the Mayor of Barnet's Charity Appeal 2005/06 raising money for the mental health charity MIND.

Political History - Councillor, London Borough of Barnet. Has been Deputy Chairman of Chipping Barnet Conservative Association. MEP London Region (2009-). Membe rof the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-). Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-). Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (2009-). Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (2009-).

Other Information - School Governor. She was a Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students at Brunel University and Chairperson for Communications on it's Student Union Executive. In her spare time she plays the saxophone and produces her own sculptures which she donates to charity.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance,Small Business,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member)

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