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Winter has worked in RCT for [[Shelter Cymru]] and in [[Penywaun]] as a community worker as well as managed a youth club and worked in a food bank. She is an official for the [[University and College Union]].<ref name="walesonline 1"/> |
Winter has worked in RCT for [[Shelter Cymru]] and in [[Penywaun]] as a community worker as well as managed a youth club and worked in a food bank. She is an official for the [[University and College Union]].<ref name="walesonline 1"/> |
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On entering Parliament following the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Winter was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Rachel Reeves]] as [[Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]. |
On entering Parliament following the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Winter was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Rachel Reeves]] as [[Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]], although she resigned in September 2020 when she voted against the Overseas Operations Bill alongside 18 other Labour MPs, including two other junior office holders, [[Nadia Whittome]] and [[Olivia Blake]]. <ref>{{cite news |title=Labour MPs quit Keir Starmer's team to vote against bill condemned by Jeremy Corbyn |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labour-mps-quit-keir-starmers-22732524 |accessdate=23 September 2020}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 22:44, 23 September 2020
Beth Winter | |
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 Winter in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cynon Valley | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Clwyd |
| Majority | 8,822 (29.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bethan Winter 1974 (age 50–51)[1] Cynon Valley, Wales |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol (BSc) (MA) Swansea University (PhD) |
Bethan Winter[2] (born 1974) is a Welsh Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley since the 2019 general election.[3][4]
Early life and education
Winter was born and raised in Cynon Valley.[5] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Social Policy and a Master of Arts in Housing Studies, both from the University of Bristol. She later became a researcher and received a PhD from Swansea University in disadvantage among older people in rural communities.[6] Winter is a Welsh speaker.[7]
Career
Winter has worked in RCT for Shelter Cymru and in Penywaun as a community worker as well as managed a youth club and worked in a food bank. She is an official for the University and College Union.[8]
On entering Parliament following the 2019 general election, Winter was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rachel Reeves as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, although she resigned in September 2020 when she voted against the Overseas Operations Bill alongside 18 other Labour MPs, including two other junior office holders, Nadia Whittome and Olivia Blake. [9]
Personal life
Winter has three children. Three generations of her family participated in the September 2019 climate strikes in Senedd.[8]
References
- ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/71391/beth-winter
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Candidates in Cynon Valley". Who Can I Vote For. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Cynon Valley Parliamentary constituency". BBC.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home: The House. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Ms Bethan Winter". Swansea. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Beth Winter". Cynon Labour. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b Mosalski, Ruth (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019 result for Cynon Valley: The new MP and the constituency vote totals". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Labour MPs quit Keir Starmer's team to vote against bill condemned by Jeremy Corbyn". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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