Caroline Flint

Labour MP Don Valley

Date of birth

20 September 1961

Political profile

Caroline Flint was first elected in 1997, and was soon noticed by political commentators and sketch writers as standing out as one of the most loyal Labour MPs on the backbenches.

She quickly became parliamentary private secretary to Peter Hain, whom she followed from the Foreign Office to the DTI and back again.

But she got a government post of her own in June 2003, as a junior minister at the Home Office.

Ms Flint has a strongly political background, having worked both as a local government officer (in Lambeth) and as a union official - she remains close to the GMB.

She is also associated with the Blairite journal Renewal and is a member of the Fabian Society.

She was a surprising choice for the former mining community of Don Valley, but has put a lot of effort in pursuing constituency subjects, especially on the issues of economic regeneration and the environment.

She is also interested in family issues, particularly adoption and childcare.

Contact

Constituency office: 01302 366778

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