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About Pat

Pat Glass is the Labour Member of Parliament for North West Durham.

Pat was born in Esh Winning on 14 February 1957. She has lived most of her life in County Durham and has been a resident of Lanchester with her husband Bob for the last 22 years.

Mum to two grown up children, Pat's working life has been based in Education. She has worked in senior positions in Local Education Authorities across the country.

Before being elected as MP, Pat was an Adviser to the Government of Education and works with Councils across the Yorkshire and Humber region to improve their education service.

Pat was elected to Parliament at the General Election in May 2010 suceeding Hilary Armstrong.

She made her maiden speech to the Commons on the 16th June 2010 saying  

"There is something very special in being elected to represent the people I grew up with, went to school with and still live among...We lost jobs and we lost industries, but there were some things that even the Thatcher Government could not take from us-our communities; our resilience; our fortitude in the face of unemployment, poverty and deprivation; the warmth of our people; and the way in which they care and work for one another. That may be linked to what the Prime Minister now refers to as the "big society", but we in the north-east think of it fondly as socialism."

Pat is a member of the Education Select Commitee and is PPS to Labour's frontbench Transport team.