Andy Sawford

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Andy Sawford
Member of Parliament
for Corby
In office
15 November 2012 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by Louise Mensch
Succeeded by Tom Pursglove
Personal details
Born (1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 49)
Desborough, Northamptonshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Labour Co-operative
Alma mater Durham University

Andrew Sawford (born 15 March 1976) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby from a 2012 by-election until the 2015 general election.[1][2]

Early life

Sawford was born on 15 March 1976.[3] He was educated at a comprehensive school. He went on to study history at Durham University and graduated in 1997.[4]

Career

Following university, Sawford worked in Parliament for the then-Corby MP Phil Hope.[4] He was a councillor and Cabinet Member on Dartford Borough Council in Kent from 1999 to 2003 representing Littlebrook Ward.[5] Sawford also worked for the Local Government Association (LGA).[6]

From 2003 to 2007 he was director of Connect Public Affairs[7] advising local authorities and organisations such as the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) and the Association of Police Authorities (APA).[8] He was from 2008 to 2012 chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), a London-based thinktank and registered charity, prior to being selected by the Labour Party as their candidate for Corby.[9]

His father, Phil Sawford, was the Labour MP for Kettering from 1997 to 2005.[10]

In Parliament, Sawford proposed a bill under the Ten Minute Rule that would allow the public sector to bid against private sector providers for control over rail franchises.[11]

He was the Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government from 2013 until the 2015 general election, and sat on the Communities and Local Government committee [12]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Corby
2012–2015		 Succeeded by
Tom Pursglove


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