Anne Moffat was born on 30 March 1958 and is a Scottish Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for East Lothian from 2001 to 2010.
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Anne Moffat was deselected by her Constituency Labour Party and replaced by Fiona O'Donnell.
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Anne Moffat contested the 2005 election under her married name, despite having been divorced for two years, so as not to confuse the voters.
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Anne Moffat attended Woodmill High School in Dunfermline before embarking on a career in nursing.
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Anne Moffat joined the Fife Health Board in 1975 as a nursing assistant, becoming a pupil nurse in 1977, before becoming a State Enrolled Nurse in 1978 working at the Lynebank Hospital in Dunfermline.
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Anne Moffat moved to England in 1983 and joined the East Kent Community Health Care Trust as a staff nurse.
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Anne Moffat became a councillor in 1994 on the Ashford Borough Council where she served until 2000.
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Anne Moffat has been a member of the National Executive Committee since 1990.
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Anne Moffat was elected to the House of Commons for the East Lothian constituency in the 2001 general election.
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Anne Moffat served on a number of select committees including the Modernisation and Accommodation and Works Committee, the European Scrutiny Committee and Trade and Industry Select Committee.
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Anne Moffat was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alan Johnson at the Department of Health from 2008 to 2009.
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In November 2008, Anne Moffat was one of 18 MPs who signed a Commons motion backing a Team GB football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, saying that football "should not be any different from other competing sports and our young talent should be allowed to show their skills on the world stage".
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Anne Moffat claimed for first-class rail and air fares and trips to Malta and Portugal.
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Anne Moffat's critics claimed dissatisfaction over Moffat's travel expenses and disputes with constituency staff.
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In May 2008, Anne Moffat was attacked and robbed near her home by a gang of youths.
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Anne Moffat was knocked unconscious and had her watch and jewellery stolen.
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On 25 May 2009, The Independent reported that Anne Moffat had visited hospital with what was described as "traces of blood on the pituitary gland".