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==Personal life== |
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In 1969, Gordon married Tony Gordon; the couple had a son and daughter. |
In 1969, Gordon married Tony Gordon; the couple had a son and daughter. Her husband died in 2005.<ref name="whoswho" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 15:30, 10 March 2021
Eileen Gordon | |
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| Member of Parliament for Romford | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Neubert |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Rosindell |
| Majority | 649 (1.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1946 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Tony Gordon (d. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eileen Gordon (born 22 October 1946) is a former Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
Gordon was the daughter of Charles and Margaret Rose Leatt. She was educated at Harold Hill Grammar School, Shoreditch Comprehensive School, and Westminster College, Oxford (Cert.Ed.). She worked as a teacher for the Mawney School in Romford. Gordon was an assistant to the Labour MP for West Ham, Tony Banks, from 1990 to 1997.[1]
She contested the Conservative-held seat of Romford for Labour at the 1992 general election, but was unsuccessful. It was her party's fourth general election loss in a row, but in 1997, as part of the landslide victory spearheaded by party leader Tony Blair, Gordon won Romford, becoming the first Labour elected MP for the seat since 1970. Whilst in Parliament, she was a member of the Broadcasting Select Committee from 1998 to 2001, and the Health Select Committee, from 1999 to 2001.[1]
However, despite Blair winning a second term as Prime Minister at the subsequent 2001 election, Gordon lost her seat to the Conservative candidate Andrew Rosindell. It was one of the few Labour losses at that election, which saw her party retain its large majority from the 1997 election.[1]
Following her defeat to Rosindell, she returned to work as a researcher for Banks, who stood down at the 2005 general election.[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1969, Gordon married Tony Gordon; the couple had a son and daughter. Her husband died in 2005.[1]
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- ^ a b c d "Gordon, Eileen, (born 22 Oct. 1946)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u17567. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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