About Meg Munn

• First elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley June 2001 –
• Elected Chair of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy October 2008 -
• Appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) June 2007 – October 2008
• Minister for Women and Equality at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) May 2005 - June 2007
• PPS (Parliamentary Private Secretary) to Margaret Hodge, Minister for Children Feb 2004 - May 2005
• Team PPS to Department for Education and Skills July 2003 - Feb 2004
• Chair of the Women's Committee of the Parliamentary Labour Party July 2003 - May 2005
• Chair of the Co-operative Group of MPs 2004 - 2005
• Member of the Education and Skills Select Committee 2001 - 2003
• Member of the Procedure Select Committee 2001 - 2002

I was born in 1959 in central Sheffield, moving into the Constituency when I was 3 years old. I went to Mundella Primary School and Rowlinson Comprehensive School. I attended York and Nottingham Universities, and later studied with the Open University.

I joined the Labour Party when I was 15 years old, becoming a City Councillor in Nottingham for the period 1987 – 91. I also joined the Co-operative Party and am a Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament.

A trained social worker I worked in Berkshire, Nottinghamshire, Barnsley, Wakefield and York. I was a social worker for a number of years and finished as Assistant Director for Children's Services at the City of York Council.

I speak fluent French and German and conversational Italian and Spanish. I am a member of the Methodist Church; I’m married to Dennis and live with him and our three cats.