1. Elizabeth Marion Blackman was born on 26 September 1949 and is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Erewash from 1997 to 2010.
11 Facts About Liz Blackman
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Liz Blackman served as a Government Whip from 2007 to 2008.
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Liz Blackman was educated at the Carlisle and County School for Girls ; Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley; and Clifton College, Nottingham, where she was awarded a BEd degree in 1972.
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Liz Blackman taught history at Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, an upper school, in Nottingham, and in 1991 she was elected as a councillor to Broxtowe Borough Council, and became its deputy leader in 1995 until her election to Westminster in 1997.
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Liz Blackman was elected as the Labour MP for Erewash at the 1997 General Election, defeating the Conservative Angela Knight.
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Liz Blackman began her progress up the political ladder when she was nominated to the Treasury Select committee in 1997, replacing Diane Abbott.
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Liz Blackman remained Hoon's PPS after the 2005 General Election in his new position as Leader of the House of Commons.
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Liz Blackman was promoted to Government Whip and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 2007 but stood down from the government in 2008.
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On 9 January 2010, Liz Blackman announced that she would stand down at the 2010 general election.
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Liz Blackman was one of 98 MPs who supported a bill in 2007 to keep their expense details secret.
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Liz Blackman was formerly married to Derek Blackman; the couple had a son and daughter, but divorced in 1999.