14 Facts About Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Helen Fovargue was born on 29 November 1956 and is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Makerfield from 2010 to 2024.

Yvonne Helen Fovargue was born on 29 November 1956 in Sale, Cheshire.

Yvonne Fovargue was elected to Warrington Borough Council at the 2004 local elections, representing Fairfield and Howley ward.

Yvonne Fovargue was re-elected in 2007 but resigned ahead of the 2010 general election.

Yvonne Fovargue was elected as Member of Parliament for Makerfield at the 2010 general election, then considered to be a safe Labour constituency.

Yvonne Fovargue has been a member of the Unite the Union and the Co-operative Party.

Under the leadership Ed Miliband, Yvonne Fovargue was appointed to the opposition front bench as a whip in October 2011.

Yvonne Fovargue was promoted to serve as a Shadow Transport Minister from January until October 2013, when she was appointed to shadow the Minister for International Security Strategy.

Yvonne Fovargue changed roles again upon her appointment as Shadow Further Education and Skills Minister in October 2014.

Yvonne Fovargue briefly returned as a Shadow Defence Minister under Harriet Harman's interim leadership from May to September 2015.

Yvonne Fovargue resigned from the front bench in June 2016 to protest Corbyn's leadership, and supported Owen Smith in the subsequent leadership election.

Yvonne Fovargue rejoined the front bench in October 2016, following Corbyn's re-election, as Shadow Local Government Minister.

In 2022, Yvonne Fovargue was appointed as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Libya and Tunisia.

Yvonne Fovargue was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for 'political and public service' in the 2024 New Year Honours.