Luke Pollard
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| Born | 10 April 1980 Plymouth |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | http://www.lukepollard.net |
Luke Pollard (born 10 April 1980) is a British politician. In September 2007 he was selected to stand for election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the Labour Party in South West Devon against the incumbent Conservative Member of Parliament Gary Streeter.
[edit] Early life
Luke was born in Plymouth and grew up in Devon. He went to school in Buckland Monachorum, Tavistock College and Christleton High School, Chester. He graduated from the University of Exeter in 2001 with a First in Politics. From 2001 to 2002 he was President of the University of Exeter Guild of Students.
After working for ITV in children’s television he moved to London to work for the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport, David Jamieson. In 2003 he moved to work for George Foulkes in the House of Commons.
In 2005 Luke moved to work for Edelman (firm), a PR firm, in their public affairs team. He specializes in online campaigning and political campaigning.
[edit] Candidacy
In 2006 Luke stood in the City of Westminster local elections in Churchill Ward where he increased the Labour vote by nearly a third. In September 2007 he was selected to stand for Parliament for the Labour Party in South West Devon.
[edit] Personal life
Luke is single and lives in Plymouth and London. He enjoys playing football and hockey and plays for the House of Lords and Commons Hockey team.
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