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Chris Ruane MP Member of Parliament
for Vale of ClwydIncumbent Assumed office
1 May 1997Preceded by Constituency Created Majority 2,509 (7.1%) Personal details Born 18 July 1958
Rhyl, Denbighshire, WalesNationality British Political party Labour Spouse(s) Gill Roberts[1] Christopher Shaun Ruane (born 18 July 1958) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Clwyd since 1997.
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Early life
Ruane attended Ysgol Mair Roman Catholic primary school in Rhyl. He then went to the Blessed Edward Jones RC High School (three years above Carol Vorderman) on Cefndy Road in Rhyl, Denbighshire. At the University of Wales College, Aberystwyth, he gained a BSc in Economics in 1979. From the University of Liverpool he gained a PGCE in 1980. He was a town councillor from 1988 and the Chairman of West Clwyd NUT region.
He was a primary school teacher from 1982-97, and a deputy head from 1991-7.
Parliamentary career
He contested Clwyd North West in 1992.
He was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Hain from 2003 until his resignation in March 2007 in protest against the decision to replace Trident. [1]
Personal life
He married Gill Roberts on February 14 1994 in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire. They have two daughters (born November 1994 and October 1998).
References
External links
- Chris Ruane MP official constituency website
- Chris Ruane MP Welsh Labor Party profile
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- News articles
- MP welcomes crime-busting scheme, BBC News, 11 March 2002
Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Vale of Clwyd
1997 – presentIncumbent Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Rhyl
- Welsh people of Irish descent
- Alumni of the University of Liverpool
- Alumni of Aberystwyth University
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Welsh constituencies
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- UK MPs 2010–
- People educated at Blessed Edward Jones RC High School
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