I have been a member of the Labour Party since I was a teenager and
have been MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley since 1997.
As well as being a constituency MP, I am currently also the Chief
Secretary to the Treasury.
Birthplace
Inverness, Scotland, 1969, to Tony Cooper (trade
unionist) and June Cooper (Maths teacher).
Education
Eggars Comprehensive, Alton, Hampshire, Alton
Sixth Form College, Oxford University, Harvard University, London
School of Economics.
Employment
Economic Researcher for late John Smith, Policy
Advisor to Bill Clinton Presidential Campaign, Policy Adviser to Labour
Treasury Team on public spending, Economic columnist and leader writer,
The Independent newspaper.
June 2007 | Minister for Housing, attending Cabinet
2005 | Minister of State (Minister for Housing
and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly
the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister).
June 2003 |appointed Parliamentary
Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
May 29 2002 | appointed
Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor's Department.
October 1999 | appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary
of State for Public Health.
May 1997 | elected Labour Member of Parliament
for Pontefract and Castleford.
Previously | member, Education and Employment Select Committee;
member of Employment Sub-Committee; member, Intelligence and Security
Committee; All-party Coalfield Communities Group.
Special Political Interest
Unemployment,
energy (coal industry), child poverty.
Trade Union Membership
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Personal
I am married
to Ed Balls and we have two daughters and one son.
Yvette
Cooper MP
Constituency Office: 1 York Street | CASTLEFORD | WF10 1JS
Tel 01977 553388 | e-mail:coopery@parliament.uk
