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Shaun Woodward

Personal data
Date of birth26 October 1958(age 57)
Place of birthBristol, England
Political partyLabour (1999 � present)
Other partyConservative (Before 1999)
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge
Harvard University
ReligionAnglicanism
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office11 May 2010 - 7 October 2011
LeaderHarriet Harman
Ed Miliband
Succeeded byVernon Coaker
Preceded byOwen Paterson
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office28 June 2007 - 11 May 2010
Prime ministerGordon Brown
Succeeded byOwen Paterson
Preceded byPeter Hain
Member of Parliament
for St Helens South and Whiston
St Helens South (2001 � 2010)
Assumed office7 June 2001
Majority14,122 (30.6%)
Preceded byGerald Bermingham
Member of Parliament
for Witney
In office1 May 1997 - 7 June 2001
Succeeded byDavid Cameron
Preceded byDouglas Hurd

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Shaun Anthony Woodward (born 26 October 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens South since 2001. He served in the Cabinet from 28 June 2007 to 11 May 2010 as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Woodward is currently Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

A former television researcher and producer, Woodward began his political career in the Conservative Party. He was elected in 1997 as a Conservative MP for Witney, but joined Labour in 1999.


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