Ivan John Henderson was born on 7 June 1958 and is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
16 Facts About Ivan Henderson
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Ivan Henderson was the Member of Parliament for Harwich from 1997 to 2005.
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Ivan Henderson is currently a member of Essex County Council for Harwich.
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Ivan Henderson was previously a Harwich Town Councillor and Tendring District Councillor.
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When elected in 1997, Ivan Henderson was Harwich's first Labour MP.
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Ivan Henderson had expected to finish third in votes, and had to tell his dock manager that he could not work a scheduled shift.
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In Parliament Ivan Henderson was a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Treasury.
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Ivan Henderson worked closely with Gordon Brown, then the Chancellor of the Exchequer, until he lost his seat to the Conservative Douglas Carswell in the 2005 general election.
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Ivan Henderson continues to play an active role in local politics, acting as the Labour Party's spokesman for Harwich and Clacton.
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When it came to be opened, Ivan Henderson managed to secure a visit from Richard Caborn MP.
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Ivan Henderson successfully campaigned for Trinity House HQ to remain in Harwich, he was later reelected to his former East Ward on the Town and District council.
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Ivan Henderson was selected to contest the Clacton seat for the 2010 general election.
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Ivan Henderson has since become the leader of the Labour Group on both councils.
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In 2021 Ivan Henderson became Mayor of Harwich, and said he was extremely "proud" to have done so, saying that now he has been a representative at all levels, he feels that "he has completed the set".
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Ivan Henderson's children are Joseph Henderson, Stuart Henderson and Melissa Henderson.
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Ivan Henderson's wife is a member of Tendring District Council.