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Burke worked as a factory operative at A. & J. Gelfer Ltd, a tie manufacturing factory in [[Bridgeton, Glasgow]], before moving into administrative support for the company, which went into [[liquidation]] in December 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/streets/dorast.htm | title=Dora Street Bridgeton }}</ref> She studied at [[John Wheatley College]], aged 40. |
Burke worked as a factory operative at A. & J. Gelfer Ltd, a tie manufacturing factory in [[Bridgeton, Glasgow]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-election-2022-north-east-23792897 |title=Glasgow Election 2022: North East candidates push for more police and more funding |first=Sarah |last=Hilley |work=glasgowlive.co.uk |date=14 May 2021 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>, before moving into administrative support for the company, which went into [[liquidation]] in December 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/streets/dorast.htm | title=Dora Street Bridgeton }}</ref> She studied at [[John Wheatley College]], aged 40. |
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Revision as of 06:58, 7 July 2024
Councillor Maureen Burke MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) Glasgow North East | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anne McLaughlin |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | John Wheatley College |
Maureen Burke (Born September 1958) is a British politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East since July 2024.[1]
Political Career
Since 2012 she has represented the North East ward on Glasgow City Council as a Councillor,[2] and is currently the chair of the Glasgow City Council Operational Performance and Delivery Scrutiny Committee.[3]
She was a director of Glasgow East Women's Aid[4] before its liquidation in March 2024.[5]
Pre-Political Career
Burke worked as a factory operative at A. & J. Gelfer Ltd, a tie manufacturing factory in Bridgeton, Glasgow[6], before moving into administrative support for the company, which went into liquidation in December 2000.[7] She studied at John Wheatley College, aged 40.
Personal Life
Burke lives in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow with her husband. She has one daughter and two granddaughters.
References
- ^ "Election 2024 > Glasgow North East results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Councillor Maureen Burke".
- ^ "Committee Information - Committee Members".
- ^ "Register of Interests: Maureen Burke". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's Aid staff given 'no notice' before closure amid bullying allegations". STV News. 8 March 2024.
- ^ Hilley, Sarah (14 May 2021). "Glasgow Election 2022: North East candidates push for more police and more funding". glasgowlive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Dora Street Bridgeton".
External links
- profile at Glasgow City Council
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- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
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