Yvonne Fovargue (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yvonne Helen Fovargue (born 29 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester since 2010, replacing the previous Labour MP Ian McCartney, who stepped down due to ill health. Fovargue has a BA in English from Leeds University. She was an elected member of Warrington council from 2004 until 2010 and worked as a housing officer on the Moss Side estate in the 1980's. She was later Chief Executive of St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau, a role she held for over 20 years. Fovargue is married with one adult daughter. She is a member of MENSA and an avid reader of crime fiction.