Louise Ellman | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Parry |
| Succeeded by | Kim Johnson |
| Chair of the Transport Committee | |
| In office 21 May 2008 – 12 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gwyneth Dunwoody |
| Succeeded by | Lilian Greenwood |
| Leader of Lancashire County Council | |
| In office 1981–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Broughton |
| Succeeded by | John West |
| Member of Lancashire County Council | |
| In office 5 May 1970 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Ward | Skelmersdale and Holland No. 2 (1970–1981) Skelmersdale Central (1981–1997) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louise Joyce Rosenberg 14 November 1945 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-op[a] |
| Education | Manchester High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | University of Hull (BA) University of York (MPhil) |
Dame Louise Joyce Ellman DBE (née Rosenberg; born 14 November 1945) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Riverside from 1997 to 2019. She is a member of the Labour Party.
Ellman was elected as a councillor on the Lancashire County Council in 1970, becoming the Labour group leader in 1977 and leader of the council from 1981 until her election to House of Commons in 1997. She was Vice-Chair of Lancashire Enterprises, and served as Chair of the Transport Select Committee from 2008 to 2017. She was Chair of Labour Friends of Israel until February 2020[1] and was Honorary President of the Jewish Labour Movement.
She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List,[2] and is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[3] Ellman resigned from the Labour Party in October 2019, expressing concern over allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party and a potential Jeremy Corbyn-led government.[4] She rejoined the party in 2021.[5]
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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- ^ "Louise Ellman quits Labour party with fierce attack on Corbyn". The Guardian. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex-MP Louise Ellman rejoins Labour after anti-Semitism rule change". 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.