Preceded by Constituency Created Alma mater University of Leeds Majority 11,846 (24.2%) Name Bill Esterson | Nationality British Education University of Leeds Political party Labour Party Labour Party | |
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Born 27 October 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-10-27 ) Website | ||
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William Roffen Esterson (born 27 October 1966) is the Labour MP for Sefton Central, first elected in 2010. He has served on the following Select Committees; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Education, Community and Local Government, Treasury. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Small Business in September 2015.
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- Career
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He holds a joint degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Leeds. He trained with a large accountancy firm and subsequently became director of a training consultancy.
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Career
Prior to being elected as Member of Parliament for Sefton Central, he was the Labour Councillor for River Ward in Medway, a unitary authority in Kent. When Medway Council was created in 1997, Esterson was elected to represent Town Ward a ward. He represented Town Ward until 2003, when boundary changes were implemented. He was a previous councillor for St Margaret's and Borstal ward on Rochester-upon-Medway City Council which was dissolved to form Medway Council.
Esterson contributed to the Hillsborough debate in the House of Commons on 17 October 2011 by reading directly the words of a bereaved father. In September 2011 he contributed to the book What next for Labour? Ideas for a new generation, his piece was entitled A Campaigning Party.
In January 2015 Esterson proposed a bill which would introduce compulsory labelling of alcoholic drinks warning about potential dangers from drinking during pregnancy. Esterson has been the Shadow Minister for Small Business since September 2015.
Personal life
Esterson is married with two children. He was a keen amateur hockey player for many years