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Andy Reed | |
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| Member of Parliament for Loughborough | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Dorrell |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1964 Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University |
Andrew John Reed OBE (born 17 September 1964) is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for the key marginal Constituency of Loughborough from 1997 to 2010.[1] Reed was awarded the OBE in June 2012 for service to the community and sport in Leicestershire.[2]
He is a notable sports enthusiast,[3][4] a fortuitous coincidence as "Loughborough is home to the most comprehensive sports development programme of any University,"[5][6] as well as being headquarters for Team GB's 2012 Olympic preparation,[7] whose requirements Reed became familiar with under the Parliamentary Sports Fellowship Scheme.[8] Although regarded as a loyal MP,[4] Reed was the first member of the Government to resign over the invasion of Iraq.[9]
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- ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2012: OBE". Guardian Newspapers. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Running for Parliament". London: BBC. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Andy Reed". London: BBC. 21 October 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Loughborough Sports Development Centre". Loughborough University. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Loughborough University". TopUniversities. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Richard Rush (15 April 2010). "Team GB chooses Loughborough University as Olympic base". Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Parliamentary Sports Fellowship Scheme, in association with Sport England". Sport England. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Labour MP resigns post over Iraq". The Daily Telegraph. 9 March 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.