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Linda Riordan was born in British on 31 May, 1953. She is 67 years old as of 2021. She is a Labour Co-op politician and has been a Member of Parliament for Halifax since 2001.
Riordan was educated at the University of Leeds, where she studied law. She worked as a solicitor in private practice and in the public sector before entering politics.
Riordan was first elected to the House of Commons in 2001, representing the constituency of Halifax. She was re-elected in 2005, 2010, and 2015. She is a member of the Labour Co-op Party and is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights.
Riordan is a strong advocate for human rights and has been involved in campaigns to end violence against women and girls. She is also a supporter of LGBT rights and has spoken out against discrimination.
Riordan is married to John Riordan and has two children. She is a keen runner and has completed several marathons.
| Popular As |
Linda June Haigh |
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| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
31 May 1953 |
| Birthday |
31 May |
| Birthplace |
Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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Linda Riordan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Linda Riordan's Husband?
Her husband is Alan Riordan (died 2007)
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Alan Riordan (died 2007) |
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Linda Riordan Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Linda Riordan worth at the age of 71 years old? Linda Riordan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Linda Riordan's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
She served on various select committees including the Justice Committee, the Procedure Committee, the Environmental Audit Select Committee, the European Scrutiny Committee and the all-Party Crossrail Committee. She was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to Ed Miliband in January 2015 calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements In February 2015 she announced that she would be standing down at general election in May, citing ill health.
In October 2012, the Commons Speaker John Bercow blocked the release of data showing which MPs were letting their homes to other MPs for financial gain. However, a study of parliamentary records was published in The Daily Telegraph. This article listed problematic expense claims of Riordan and 26 other MPs, and said that she received rental income from a flat she owned in London which was rented out through an agency to fellow Labour MP Iain McKenzie and was, at the same time, able to claim expenses on another flat she rented in the city under an arrangement allowed by IPSA rules. Riordan, along with other MPs, said that under new rules she was banned from receiving mortgage interest expenses by IPSA and, as a result, had been forced to let the property.
In December 2010 it was revealed that Riordan had secretly repaid £105.86 in wrongly claimed expenses. The repayment came about after Riordan had used House of Commons stationery for party political purposes. Riordan apologised, blaming volunteers for the incident.
Days after the report, Riordan put the flat on the market, having previously tried to sell the flat in 2010. She pledged to ensure that any profit she gained from the sale would be paid back to the taxpayer.
Riordan was elected in 2005 and returned to Parliament with a reduced majority in 2010
Riordan was born in Halifax and graduated from the University of Bradford. She served as a Calderdale councillor for eleven years, representing the Ovenden ward from 1995 to 2006, when she stood down to devote herself full-time to her role as an MP. She worked as private secretary for her predecessor as Halifax's Labour MP Alice Mahon between 2001 and 2005, and was active in the local Co-operative Party as secretary and treasurer. She was chosen as the Labour candidate from an all-women shortlist but her candidature was at first opposed by the Party's ruling National Executive Committee owing to concerns about selection process. She was later allowed to stand.
She was married to Alan Riordan from 1979 until his death in April 2007, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 65.
Linda June Riordan (née Haigh; 31 May 1953) is an English Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax from the 2005 general election until standing down in 2015.
