Preceded by New constituency Political party Labour Party Labour Party | Succeeded by Seat abolished Alma mater University of Leeds | |
Full Name Barbara Maria O'Toole Born 24 February 1960 (age 57) ( 1960-02-24 ) Spouse Alan Milburn (m. 1981–1990) Books Interim Evaluation of the Castlemilk Partnership, Local Government Decentralisation: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Education Newcastle University, University of Leeds People also search for Alan Milburn, Dawn Snape | ||
Barbara Maria O'Toole, known as Mo O'Toole (born 24 February 1960) is a former politician in the United Kingdom.
O'Toole attended Sacred Heart Convent School in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, then studied at Northumbria University. Soon afterwards, she married future Labour Party MP Alan Milburn, although the couple split in the late 1980s. During this period, O'Toole also served as a Labour Party councillor in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
O'Toole then completed a PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, then became a lecturer in Government and Public Policy, first at the University of Bristol, then at Newcastle. At the European Parliament election, 1999, she was elected for the Labour Party in North East England from third on the party list. She lost her seat in 2004, despite being moved up to second on the party list. O'Toole was on an all-woman shortlist to be the Labour candidate in the safe seat of Bishop Auckland at the 2005 general election, but was not selected.
Since 2008 she has been a visiting Professor for Culture, Creativity and Innovation at Newcastle University and, from 2010, partner in the Independent Wine Store Carruthers and Kent [1] in Gosforth, Newcastle.