Bob Blizzard

Mr Robert John Blizzard

Rush ID: 131

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Details

Born:
31 May 1950
Died:
5 May 2022
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
School teacher
Election occupation:
School teacher
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Junior Whip
Who's Who volume:
N/A
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
131
MNIS ID:
138
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q4931857
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
10049

Name changes

  1. BLIZZARD, Bob (1950- )

Constituencies

  1. Waveney

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: 1 May 1997
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 2010
    Date of exit: 12 April 2010
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Waveney

    Connection with constituency: Direct; previous MP from 1997-2010.
    Year of election: 2015
    Date of election: Thu 7th May 2015
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour Party
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 2001-2003

    to Nick Brown, as Minister of State at Department of Work and Pensions

  2. PPS 1999-2001

    to Baroness Hayman, as Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

  3. PPS 2005-2006

    to Douglas Alexander, as Europe Minister at at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  4. PPS 2006-2007

    to Douglas Alexander, as Secretary of State for Transport

  5. Assistant Whip 2007-2008

  6. Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2008-2010

Higher education

  1. University of Birmingham

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Culford School, Bury St Edmunds

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

Local governments

  1. Waveney DC

    Member

    1987-1997?

  2. Waveney DC

    Leader

    1991