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'''Gemma Tumelty''', a [[student's union]] officer, was elected President of the [[National Union of Students of the United Kingdom]] (NUS) on [[March 31]], [[2006]] and will take up the post in July. |
'''Gemma Tumelty''', a [[student's union]] officer, was elected President of the [[National Union of Students of the United Kingdom]] (NUS) on [[March 31]], [[2006]] and will take up the post in July. |
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Although she is a member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] she was not a candidate of its student wing, [[Labour Students]], and ran for President as |
Although she is a member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] she was not a candidate of its student wing, [[Labour Students]], and ran for President as an independent, working with the [[Organised Independents]] group. Tumelty beat [[Pav Akhtar]], the first [[Muslim]] candidate for President of the NUS and another member of the Labour Party who ran as an independent, in the final round. There were five other candidates, including a member of the ''[[Education Not for Sale]]'' campaign, candidates from [[Conservative Future]] and [[Liberal Democrat Youth and Students]], and two more independents. |
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Tumelty was the NUS National Secretary for 2005 to 2006, and a member of its National Executive Committee for two years before that. A graduate of [[Liverpool John Moores University]], she was previously Women's Officer and then Vice-President of Welfare in [[Liverpool Students' Union]]. |
Tumelty was the NUS National Secretary for 2005 to 2006, and a member of its National Executive Committee for two years before that. A graduate of [[Liverpool John Moores University]], she was previously Women's Officer and then Vice-President of Welfare in [[Liverpool Students' Union]]. |
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Revision as of 00:56, 28 April 2006
Gemma Tumelty, a student's union officer, was elected President of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom (NUS) on March 31, 2006 and will take up the post in July.
Although she is a member of the Labour Party she was not a candidate of its student wing, Labour Students, and ran for President as an independent, working with the Organised Independents group. Tumelty beat Pav Akhtar, the first Muslim candidate for President of the NUS and another member of the Labour Party who ran as an independent, in the final round. There were five other candidates, including a member of the Education Not for Sale campaign, candidates from Conservative Future and Liberal Democrat Youth and Students, and two more independents.
Tumelty was the NUS National Secretary for 2005 to 2006, and a member of its National Executive Committee for two years before that. A graduate of Liverpool John Moores University, she was previously Women's Officer and then Vice-President of Welfare in Liverpool Students' Union.
She supports Tottenham Hotspur football club.