Linda Riordan (née Haigh 31 May 1953) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician. She was elected Member of Parliament for Halifax at the 2005 general election.
Riordan was born in Halifax and graduated from the University of Bradford.
Riordan, served as a Calderdale councillor for eleven years, representing the Ovenden ward from 1995 to 2006, when she stood down to devote herself full time to her role as an MP. She worked as private secreta...
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Linda Riordan (née Haigh 31 May 1953) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician. She was elected Member of Parliament for Halifax at the 2005 general election.
Riordan was born in Halifax and graduated from the University of Bradford.
Riordan, served as a Calderdale councillor for eleven years, representing the Ovenden ward from 1995 to 2006, when she stood down to devote herself full time to her role as an MP. She worked as private secretary for the previous Halifax MP Alice Mahon, and was active in the local Co-operative Party as secretary and treasurer. She was nominated as candidate by the Co-op Party but her candidature was at first opposed by the Party's ruling National Executive Committee. She was later allowed to stand.
She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group and has often rebelled against the Party leadership. Riordan serves on the Environmental Audit Select Committee and the all-Party Crossrail Committee.
On 13 August 2007, it was confirmed that Riordan had...
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