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Candidate

  Sylvia Heal
Halesowen & Rowley Regis

Elected in 2001? Yes
Personal details
Married 1965, Keith Heal (1 son 1 daughter)
Daughter of late John Lloyd Fox, steelworker, and Ruby Fox.

Education
Elfed Secondary Modern School, Buckley, North Wales
Coleg Harlech, University College of Wales, Swansea (BSc Econ 1968).

Non-political career
Medical records clerk 1957-63
Social worker: Department of Employment 1968-70
Rehabilitation Centre 1980-90
National officer, Carers National Association 1992-97.

Electoral history
Member for Mid Staffordshire 1990 by-election-1992. Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis since May 1, 1997

Political career
Shadow Minister of Health 1991-92
Deputy Shadow Minister for Women 1991-92
PPS to Secretaries of State for Defence: Lord Robertson of Port Ellen 1997-99
Geoffrey Hoon 1999-2000
First Deputy Chairman, Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker 2000-.

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