The BMS is very pleased to announce and offer a very warm welcome to another of our newest Patrons this week, Kate Hoey, MP for Vauxhall.
Kate Hoey MP for Vauxhall
Kate Hoey has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Vauxhall, South London since a by-election in 1989.
She was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where her parents were farmers. Kate attended the Belfast Royal Academy and the Ulster College of Physical Education before going on to take an economics degree in London. During her student days she was elected a sabbatical Vice-President of the National Union of Students.
Kate has always been very interested in sport and was once the Northern Ireland High Jump Champion. She has worked as Educational Advisor for a number of football clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, and Brentford.
This involvement in sport – particularly football and cricket – has continued into her political career. She is now an honorary Vice-President of Surrey County Cricket Club in her constituency.
Kate was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Frank Field, the Minister for Welfare Reform, after the election of the Labour Government in 1997. Before then she was a member of the Social Security Select Committee and the Broadcasting Select Committee. In July 1998 she was appointed as a Minister in the Home Office before becoming the UK’s first female Sports Minister in 1999 – a position she held until the 2001 General Election.
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