Rosie Winterton

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Rosalie Winterton (born August 10, 1958 in Leicester) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for the South Yorkshire constituency of Doncaster Central.

Educated at Doncaster Grammar School. and then reading for a BA in History at the University of Hull[Department of Health - Rosie Winterton MP] official biography, Winterton first worked as John Prescott's Constituency Personal Assistant from 1980 until 1986., and then Parliamentary Officers, first for Southwark Council for two years until 1988 and then for a further two for the Royal College of Nursing until 1990.. After working for four years in the private sector, as MD of Connect Public Affairs, Winteron returned to politics to assist John Prescott in 1994, as the Head of Office for the then-deputy Party Leader until 1997..

Winterton became an MP in the 1997 election, serving the safe Labour seat of Doncaster Central constituency with a vote share exceeding 50% in each general election since then[Guardian political elections data]. She entered government in 2001, serving as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Lord Chancellor's Department, and became a Minister of State at the Department for Health in June 2003; in January 2006 her responsibilities were changed to Health Services[Public Whip page about Winterton]. In June 2006, she was appointed to the Privy Council[Number 10 press release announcing the appointment].

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