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Little Nell's Curriculum vitae
Born : 1950 Coatbridge (Oh, aye, ah'm a local lassie)
School Education : St Patrick's (RC) High School, Coatbridge
University Education : Strathclyde University (BA Economics & Politics)
Career Ootside Parliament
- 1971- 1975
- STUC, Head of the Economics Department
- 1975- 1976
- STUC, Assistant Secretary
- 1976- 1978
- BBC Scotland, Economics Correspondent
- 1977- 1988
- Scottish Labour Party, General Secretary
- 1988 - 1991
- Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Director of Personnel and Public Affairs
- 1991- 1992
- Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Director of Corporate Affairs
- 1993- 1994
- Glasgow Business Venture, Chief Executive
Career Inside Parliament
Helen Liddell was elected MP for Monklands East in a triumphal by election victory on 30 th June 1994.
Constutuencies
- June 1994 - May 1997
- Member of Parliament for Monklands East
- May 1997 -
- Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts
Spokesperson posts
- 1995 - May 1997
- Opposition Spokesperson on Scotland
Ministerial Offices
- May 1997 - July 1998
- Treasury: Treasury Economic Secretary (Minister of State)
- July 1998 - May 1999
- Scottish Office: Deputy Secretary of State for Scotland (Minister of State)
- May 1999 - July 1999
- Dept of Transport, Environment and the Regions: Minister for Transport (Minister of State attending Cabinet meetings)
- July 1999 - January 2001
- Dept of Trade and Industry: Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe (Minister of State)
- January 2001 -
- Scotland Office: Secretary of State for Scotland
Gongs
Appointed member of the Privy Council
Books
A bodice-ripping political novel (Elite) was published in 1990.
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