Standing Down (26 page)

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Raised in Staffordshire; attended University of Hull; worked on an alcohol recovery project and in local government; served on Lambeth Council.

1987: Elected MP for Stoke-on-Trent North

1991: Appointed to front bench as transport spokesman

1994: Made environment spokesman before returning to back benches

2003: Rebels over Iraq

2010: Elected chairman of Environmental Audit Committee

2013: Announces she will be standing down at the 2015 general election

Joan Walley is married to Jan Ostrowski and has two sons
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