Preceded by Bob Spink Children 3 sons Political party Labour | Nationality British Succeeded by Bob Spink Name Christine Butler | |
Born 14 December 1943 (age 80)
Nelson, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom ( 1943-12-14 ) Spouse(s) Robert Butler (m. 1964) | ||
Christine Butler BV
Christine Margaret Butler (née Smith; born 14 December 1943) is a British retired politician who served as Member of Parliament for Castle Point, representing the Labour Party, between 1997 and 2001.
Contents
Early life
She attended Nelson Grammar School (became Walton High School in 1972) on Oxford Road in Nelson, then Middlesex Polytechnic, where she gained a BA. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry then the NHS.
Parliamentary career
She was elected Labour Party member of Parliament for Castle Point in Essex in 1997, but lost her seat in the 2001 election, to Robert Spink, the man she had defeated in 1997, by under 1,000 votes.
Personal life
She married Robert Butler in 1964 in Uxbridge. They have three sons.
References
Christine Butler Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA