1. Sir George Edward Howarth was born on 29 June 1949 and is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Knowsley until 2024.
13 Facts About George Howarth
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George Howarth served the seat's predecessors since being elected in a by-election in 1986, firstly as the MP for Knowsley North and then Knowsley North and Sefton East.
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George Howarth went on to study at the University of Salford.
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George Howarth served his apprenticeship for four years from 1966 as an engineer, and then worked as an engineer until 1975 when he moved into teaching.
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George Howarth became the Chief Executive of the Wales Trades Union Congress sponsored Centre in Cardiff, a position he held before his election to the House of Commons.
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George Howarth was elected as a councillor to the Huyton District Council in 1971 and served in its successor the Knowsley Borough Council until 1986, becoming its deputy leader from 1982 to 1983.
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George Howarth was the chair of the Knowsley South Constituency Labour Party for four years from 1981.
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George Howarth has served on a wide variety of select committees.
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George Howarth became a member of the Privy Council in 2005.
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George Howarth was appointed one of two temporary Deputy Speakers of the House after the 2015 Queens Speech, until the new deputy speakers were elected on 3 June 2015.
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George Howarth supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.
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George Howarth briefly acted as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means at the start of the 2019 Parliament.
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George Howarth announced in June 2023 that he would retire at the 2024 general election.