Stephen Hepburn (born 6 December 1959) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Jarrow since 1997.
Stephen Hepburn was born in Jarrow, Tyneside, the son of a shipyard worker, and educated at the Springfield Comprehensive School, Jarrow (now Jarrow School) and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked as a personal assistant to the MP for Jarrow Donald Dixon fro...
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Stephen Hepburn (born 6 December 1959) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Jarrow since 1997.
Stephen Hepburn was born in Jarrow, Tyneside, the son of a shipyard worker, and educated at the Springfield Comprehensive School, Jarrow (now Jarrow School) and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked as a personal assistant to the MP for Jarrow Donald Dixon from 1979 until he succeeded Dixon as the local MP.
He was elected as a councillor to the South Tyneside Borough Council in 1985, becoming the deputy leader for seven years in 1990, and he has remained a councillor whilst serving as an MP. He served as the chairman of the Tyne and Wear Pensions for eight years from 1989. In the 1990s Hepburn was fined £75 for an assault on fellow councillor Iain Malcolm.
He was elected to the British House of Commons for Jarrow following Dixon's retirement at the 1997 General Election. Hepburn won the seat with a...
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