Gemma Doyle (politician)
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Gemma Doyle is a British
Labour Co-operative
politician
, who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for West Dunbartonshire
since 2010. She currently serves as a Shadow Defence Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans
She previously worked for the Labour Party, and before that for the Institute of Civil Engineers as a conference organiser, for the political communications company Holyrood, and as a researcher for Cathy Craigie MSP. She had previously stood as a Labour candidate in Scotland
at the 2004 European Parliament elections.
British people
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Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
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politician
Politician
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, who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election and covers the same area as the county of West Dunbartonshire.The current constituency was first used in...
since 2010. She currently serves as a Shadow Defence Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans
Shadow Defence Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans
The Shadow Defence Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans is a position in the United Kingdom Shadow Cabinet, which involves shadowing the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans....
She previously worked for the Labour Party, and before that for the Institute of Civil Engineers as a conference organiser, for the political communications company Holyrood, and as a researcher for Cathy Craigie MSP. She had previously stood as a Labour candidate in Scotland
Scotland (European Parliament constituency)
Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :...
at the 2004 European Parliament elections.
External links
- Gemma Doyle MP official website
- http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/gemma-doyle/76856
- http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/gemma_doyle/west_dunbartonshire
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/76856.stm