A brief biography of Phil Sawford
Phil was born in Loddington on the 26th June 1950 (In the Kettering Constituency)
EDUCATION:
1955 - 1962 Loddington C of E School (In the Kettering Constituency)
1962 -1966 Educated at Kettering Grammar School (In the Kettering Constituency)
1980 - 82 Ruskin College (Oxford)
1982 - 1985 The University of Leicester (BA Hons)
1971 Married to Rosemary (In the Kettering Constituency)
(two sons) (three Grandchildren). (All of them live in the Kettering Constituency)
EMPLOYMENT:
1966 started work as an apprentice carpenter in Moulton
Employed by engineering Company in Kettering 1971 -1974
Self employed (construction Industry) 1974 - 1977
British Steel Corporation, Corby (1977 - 1980).
Full time education (1980 - 1985)
Wellingborough Training Partnership (1985 - 1997).
MEMBER OF:
CND
The League Against Cruel Sports
GMB
World Development Movement
Co-operative Party.
COMMUNITY:
Former School Governor (Loatland Primary School, Havelock Infant & Montsaye)
Former Chair of Kettering Centre for the Unemployed.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
1977 Elected to Desborough Town Councill (1977 - 1997) (In the Kettering Constituency)
1979 Member of Kettering Borough Council (1979 - 1983 & 1986 - 1997). (In the Kettering Constituency)
1991 Leader of the Kettering Borough Council 1991 - 1997 (In the Kettering Constituency)
1997 Member of Parliament for Kettering from May 1997 to May 2005.
April 2007 Selected to fight the Kettering seat at the next General Election
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