Leader Ed Miliband Succeeded by Martin Docherty Education University of Glasgow Preceded by John McFall Role British Politician | Succeeded by TBC Name Gemma Doyle Preceded by Bob Ainsworth Majority 17,408 (41.2%) Party Labour Party | |
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Gemma Doyle (born 13 April 1981) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire between 2010 and 2015.
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Career
She previously worked for the Labour Party, and before that for the Institute of Civil Engineers as a conference organiser, for the political communications company Holyrood Communications Ltd, and as a Labour party researcher for Cathy Craigie Labour MSP.
She had previously stood as a Labour candidate in Scotland at the 2004 European Parliament elections.
Member of Parliament
In October 2010 she became Labour's Shadow Defence Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, deputy to Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy. In 2011, she was a member of the special Select Committee set up to scrutinise the Bill that became the Armed Forces Act 2011. She lost her seat in the 2015 election, and after leaving parliament became director of a public affairs firm.[1]
Personal life
Gemma Doyle is married to Gregor Poynton, the Director of External Engagement at the Scottish Labour Party, who was formerly at Portland Communications and Blue State Digital. Poynton was the Labour candidate for North East Fife at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election.