Shaun Woodward
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Shaun Anthony Woodward (born October 26, 1958) is an British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for St Helens South. He currently Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office, and also serves on the Joint Committee of Human Rights in Parliament.
He was elected as a Conservative MP for Witney at the 1997 election, having previously been a senior official. He was a front-bench spokesman on London for the Conservative opposition under William Hague until 1999 when he was sacked for refusing to oppose the repeal of Section 28, a piece of controversial anti-gay legislation. He later left the party and defected to the ruling Labour Party. He decided not to contest his Witney seat under the Labour banner, and instead was found a safe seat in St Helens South.
His is married to Camilla Sainsbury, daughter of the former Conservative MP Tim Sainsbury.
Works
- Death by Television by Esther Rantzen, Shaun Woodward (Century, 1999) ISBN 0712625437
- Drugwatch: Just Say No! by Sarah Caplin, Shaun Woodward (Corgi, 1986) ISBN 0552128201
- Ben: Story of Ben Hardwick by Esther Rantzen, Shaun Woodward (Penguin Character Books, 1985) ISBN 0563203315
- "That's Life" Survey on Tranquillisers by Ron Lacey, Shaun Woodward (BBC, 1985) ISBN 0563202947
External links
- Shaun Woodward MP (http://www.shaunwoodward.com/) official site
- Northern Ireland Office - Shaun Woodward MP (http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/about-the-nio/biographies/shaun-woodward-bio.htm) biography and portfolio
- Joint Committee on Human Rights (http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_human_rights.cfm)
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Shaun Woodward MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-5668,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Shaun Woodward MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/shaun_woodward/st_helens_south)
- LookSmart - Shaun Woodward MP (http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317836/us552286/us526499/us526505/us10234373/us599068/us670882/us10140098/us10140107/us10232414/) directory categorysv:Shaun Woodward