ELEANOR LAING

'Eleanor Fulton Laing', née Pritchard, (born 1 February 1958, Paisley) is a British politician. She is Conservative Member of Parliament for Epping Forest, and was first elected in 1997. Currently she serves as Shadow Minister for Women.
Laing contested Paisley North in the 1987 general election. When Laing was first elected to the Epping Forest seat in 1997, the seat had been made a marginal by the Labour landslide. In 2001 the seat returned to safe status with a 19.8% majority. In 2005, she increased that majority to 32%. She has an interest in education, transport, economic policy, constitution and devolution.
Laing has one son, born in 2001. She was divorced in 2002.

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Past and Present Positions

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Past and Present Positions

★ 1999-2000 Opposition whip

★ 2000-2001 Opposition spokesperson, constitutional affairs

★ 2001-2003 Spokeswoman for education and skills

★ 2003-2004 Opposition spokesman, home, constitutional and legal affairs

★ 2005 Shadow secretary of state for Scotland

★ 2004 Shadow minister for Women & Equality

★ '2007- Shadow Junior Justice Minister'

External links

★ Eleanor Laing MP official site

★ Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Eleanor Laing MP

★ TheyWorkForYou.com - Eleanor Laing MP

★ The Public Whip - Eleanor Laing MP voting record

★ BBC News - Eleanor Laing profile 10 February, 2005