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| + | Labour Party Member of Parliament since 1997. Former Shadow secretary of state for education, and Shadow Minister of Justice, among other posts. Former general secretary of the Fabian Society; first openly gay president of the National Union of Students. Has consistently campaigned against discrimination both inside and outside the House of Commons. First Member of Parliament to be publicly LGBTQ before being elected. | ||
| + | ==See Also== | ||
| − | == | + | * [[First Out Elected Politicians]] |
| + | * [[Union Leaders Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
| + | * [[Government Ministers of Justice Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
| + | * [[Government Ministers of Education and Schools Who Are LGBTQ]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| − | + | * http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-twigg/167 | |
| + | * http://stephentwiggmp.co.uk/ | ||
| + | * http://www.theguardian.com/profile/stephen-twigg | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 17 December 2021
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1966 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
Labour Party Member of Parliament since 1997. Former Shadow secretary of state for education, and Shadow Minister of Justice, among other posts. Former general secretary of the Fabian Society; first openly gay president of the National Union of Students. Has consistently campaigned against discrimination both inside and outside the House of Commons. First Member of Parliament to be publicly LGBTQ before being elected.
See Also
- First Out Elected Politicians
- Union Leaders Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Government Ministers of Justice Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Government Ministers of Education and Schools Who Are LGBTQ
