Andy Barrow Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Andy Barrow - Labour Party - Leicester West Name: Andy Thomas Barrow Avatar: Tom Watson Age: 45 (02/03/1962) Sex: Male Ethnicity: White British-Welsh Marital Status: Married, 2 children Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Party: Labour Party Political Outlook: Social Democrat, Pro Europe & EU, Pro UK Constituency: Leicester West Year Elected: 2001 General Election Education: BA Law - Oxford University - 1982-1985 Career: Law, Defence Barrister Political Career: MP for Leicester West (2001-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Barrow Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Further Details Began in politics very young. Father was a backbencher politician (Labour - Leicester East, 1987-1997). Joined Young Labour at 14, and rose to East Midlands Representative and eventually became National Chair at 18 in 1980. Spent a year campaigning for labour and volunteering round the country and helping with various charities (NYA, Oxfam and Wildlife Trust). After a year of enrichment, applied and successfully read Jurisprudence at Christ Church College Oxford. Studied Law with German Law, and was a member of OULC - spending 1 year as secretary and final year as chair. Spent 1985-1988 as a defence barrister in criminal law, continuing with local activism and remained a member of Labour Party. Spent 1989 at Edinburgh University, and gained an LLM in European Law. Then spent 3 years gaining Prestige as a lawyer in European Law at Clifford Chance. Eventually moved on to CJEU, and in 1994 was nominated as UK's judge and advocate-general. Met his wife there and they married, giving up his career in law in 2000 and returned to hometown of Leicester. Spent a year looking after first child, and campaigning around Leicester for Labour. Ran for election in 2001 and elected to represent Leicester West. Served as Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and then for Culture - is currently out of the Cabinet since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macmillan Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Just a note, I have edited the title to reflect the character's name, not his avatar. Welcome to the game! Arnold J. Appleby MP for North Bedfordshire (1979-Present) Shadow Foreign Secretary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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