Nic Dakin
| Nic Dakin | |
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| Shadow Schools Minister | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2015 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Kevin Brennan |
| Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Elliot Morley |
| Majority | 3,134 (8.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Dakin 10 July 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Audrey Balsom (m. 1979) |
| Children | 2 daughters, 1 son |
| Residence | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Hull King's College London |
| Occupation | English teacher |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
| Website | nicdakin.com |
Nicholas Dakin (born 10 July 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Scunthorpe since 2010.[1] He became Shadow Schools Minister under Jeremy Corbyn in 2015.[2]
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Early life
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. He was educated at Longslade Upper School (now called Longslade Community College) on Wanlip Lane in Birstall, Leicestershire, the University of Hull, and King's College London. Before his career as an MP began, he was the Principal of John Leggott College Scunthorpe. He was the Leader of North Lincolnshire Council from 1997–2003. After leaving university he taught English at Greatfield High School in Hull (his parliamentary predecessor had also taught at this school). He then taught English in Gävle in eastern Sweden then came to teach English at John Leggott College.
Parliamentary career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. He was selected in October 2009 to represent Scunthorpe County and won the seat in May 2010 with a majority of 2,549. He represents many issues related to Education and is a member of the Education Select Committee. Other issues of interest include debt regulation and he initiated a Westminster Hall Debate on Debt Management Plans.
Dakin is a member of over 20 all-party parliamentary groups (APPG), including Sustainable Housing, Manufacturing, Financial Education for Young People and Conservation and Wildlife. He is the vice chair of the APPG for Biodiversity, the secretary of APPGs for Cannabis and Children, and Education, and also the treasurer for APPG on Debt and Personal Finance. Dakin will be the chair of a newly created APPG on the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experimentation.
After Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership of the Labour party in September 2015, Dakin was made Shadow Minister for Schools.[2]
Personal life
He married Audrey Balsom in 1979 in Leicester. Dakin has three children.[citation needed]
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe 2010–present |
Incumbent |
- Use dmy dates from September 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Hull
- Alumni of King's College London
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–15
- UK MPs 2015–20
- North Lincolnshire
- People from Charnwood (district)
- People from Scunthorpe
- Councillors in North Lincolnshire
- English schoolteachers
- Place of birth missing (living people)
