IAN CAWSEY

'Ian Arthur Cawsey' (born April 14, 1960, Grimsby) is a British politician, and is Labour member of Parliament for Brigg and Goole.

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Early life

Parliamentary career

Personal life

Early life

He went to Welholme Primary School on ''Heneage Road'', then Wintringham School on ''Weelsby Avenue'' in Grimsby. He was a councillor for Ashby in Scunthorpe on the former Humberside County Council from 1989 until 1996. He stood in the 1992 election for the seat of Brigg & Cleethorpes. From 1996-7, he was leader of North Lincolnshire Council. From 1977 until 1987 he worked in computing for Imperial Foods (now known as Young's Bluecrest) in Grimsby and Seven Seas Health Care (owned by Merck KGaA) on ''Hedon Road'' in Hull.

Parliamentary career

He has been an MP since the 1997 election, and is seen as an unquestioning loyalist to the Labour government.
He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lord Williams of Mostyn from 2001 to 2002. He then became PPS to David Miliband at the Department of Education and Skills and then the Cabinet Office. After the 2005 general election he was made a Government whip.
On taking office Gordon Brown appointed Cawsey to be a Vice-Chair of the Labour Party with responsibility for animal welfare!

Personal life

He married Linda Mary Kirman in 1987, and has a son, Jacob and two daughters, Hannah (who is great) and Lydia, and has lived in Scunthorpe but now resides in Winterton. He is a musician and has performed in local glam rock tribute bands, and sings and plays bass guitar in the group MP4, which is composed of four MPs.
In the late 1990s he had cancer which he has now overcome.