Kali Mountford
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Kali Mountford MP
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Member of Parliament
for Colne Valley |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Graham Riddick |
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| Majority | 1,501 (3.1%) |
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| Born | 12 January 1954 Crewe |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Ian Leedham |
Kali Carol Jean Mountford (b. 12 January 1954, Crewe) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Early life
Born as Carol Jean Newton the daughter of an engine driver, She attended Crewe Grammar School for Girls (became King's Grove High School in the late 1970s) on Buchan Grove in Crewe. At Crewe and Alsager College (now the Alsager Campus of Manchester Metropolitan University), she gained a DipHE and a BA in Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology in 1988 as a mature student. Mountford served as a Sheffield City Councillor for four years and worked as a civil servant benefits clerk for twenty years prior to entering Parliament. She was also active in the CPSA (became the PCS in 1998) as a shop steward.
[edit] Parliamentary career
Mountford was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist [1]. This method of selection was subsequently declared illegal in January 1996 as it breached sex discrimination laws.[2] Despite the ruling she remained in place as the candidate for the following year's election. She was first elected at the 1997 general election and serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Des Browne MP. She is Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
She will be retiring from the Commons at the next general election.[3]
[edit] Controversies
Mountford was suspended from the House of Commons for five working days in 1998 for leaking a Social Security Select Committee report to the government. . The house of Commons standards and privileges committee stated that although there were some mitigating circumstances for her behavior, she had in fact "aggravated her original offence by denying responsibility" In addition to the suspension Mountford was forced to apologise for her conduct. [4]
As a result of the controversy Mountford also resigned from the Social Security Select Committee.
[edit] Personal life
Mountford married her third husband Ian Leedham in July 1995 in Sheffield; she has a son and daughter. She is particularly unwelcoming of sexist comments about female MPs.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960109/ai_n9634358?tag=content;col1
- ^ "Labour blow as all-women lists outlawed". The Independent. Bnet.com. 9 January 1996. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960109/ai_n9634289.
- ^ Colne Valley MP Kali Mountford to stand down at election; Huddlesfield Daily Examiner, 17 January 2009
- ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmstnprv/747/74704.htm
[edit] External links
- Kali Mountford MP's official website
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Kali Mountford MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Kali Mountford MP
- BBC Politics
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Graham Riddick |
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley 1997 – present |
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