Paddy Tipping

Paddy Tipping

Infobox MP


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name = Paddy Tipping
honorific-suffix = MP
constituency_MP = Sherwood
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majority = 6,652 (14.1%)
predecessor = Andrew Stewart
successor = Incumbent
term_start = 9 April 1992
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birth_place = Halifax, West Yorkshire
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nationality = British
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alma_mater = University of Nottingham
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Simon Patrick Tipping (born 24 October 1949, Halifax) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, and was first elected in April 1992.

Early life

He went to Hipperholme Grammar School (when a state school) in Hipperholme. At the University of Nottingham, he gained a BA in Philosophy in 1972 and an MA in Social Sciences in 1978. He was a social work in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from 1972-9. From 1979-83, he was a Project leader for the (C of E) Children's Society in Nottingham. From 1981-93, he was a Nottinghamshire county councillor.

Parliamentary career

He contested Rushcliffe in 1987. He took Sherwood from the Conservatives in 1992.

He has worked in a number of junior government positions starting out as PPS to Jack Straw while he was home secretary (1997-9). He then moved on to being a Junior minister at the Privy Council office (1999-2001), and then Chairman of the sub-committee on environment, food and rural affairs (2001-5). After a short period on the back benches, he has returned to being PPS for Jack Straw.

Recent areas of his political activity include (in no particular order) energy and carbon emissions, local planning issues, public sector pensions, rights of access for walkers and compensation for ex-miners with health problems.

He was appointed as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons on 28th March 2007 following the resignation of The Hon. Nigel Griffiths MP.

Personal life

He is Vice-President of the Ramblers Association. He married Irene Margaret Quinn on January 8 1970 in Nottingham. They have two daughters.

External links

* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Paddy+Tipping/ ePolitix — Paddy Tipping] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-5193,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics — Ask Aristotle: Paddy Tipping MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/paddy_tipping/sherwood TheyWorkForYou.com — Paddy Tipping MP]
* [http://paddy-tipping.blogspot.com Paddy Tipping is my MP — Blog tracking the activities of Paddy Tipping, the MP for Sherwood.]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/515.stm BBC Politics page]


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