Sylvia Heal
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Dame Sylvia Lloyd Heal DBE (née Fox; born 20 July 1942) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halesowen and Rowley Regis from 1997 to 2010, having previously been the MP for Mid Staffordshire from 1990 to 1992. She served as the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 2000 until she stood down from Parliament in 2010.
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Sylvia Heal | |
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
In office 23 October 2000 – 12 April 2010 | |
Speaker | Michael Martin John Bercow |
Preceded by | Michael Martin |
Succeeded by | Nigel Evans |
Member of Parliament for Halesowen and Rowley Regis | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Succeeded by | James Morris |
Member of Parliament for Mid Staffordshire | |
In office 23 March 1990 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | John Heddle |
Succeeded by | Michael Fabricant |
Personal details | |
Born | Sylvia Lloyd Fox (1942-07-20) 20 July 1942 (age 81) Shotton, Flintshire, Wales, UK |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Keith Heal |
Relations | Ann Keen, Alan Keen |
Alma mater | Swansea University |
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