Maggie Throup

Maggie Throup
MP
Member of Parliament
for Erewash
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Jessica Lee
Majority 3,584 (7.4%)
Personal details
Born (1957-01-27) 27 January 1957
Shipley, United Kingdom
Political party Conservative
Alma mater University of Manchester
Website Official website

Margaret Ann Throup[1] (born 27 January 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

Margaret Throup was born on 27 January 1957. She graduated from the University of Manchester with a BSc in Biology.[2]

Political career

Throup stood for Colne Valley in 2005[3] and for Solihull in 2010,[4] narrowly losing each time.

Throup has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erewash since May 2015.[5]

Throup was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[6]

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 61230. p. 9120. 18 May 2015.
  2. ‘THROUP, Margaret Ann’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015
  3. "BBC NEWS - Election 2005 - Results - Colne Valley". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Solihull". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. "Election 2015: Erewash". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jessica Lee
Member of Parliament
for Erewash

2015–present
Incumbent
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