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Elliot is married with two grown up children and, before becoming an MP, he was Head of Special Needs at Greatfield High School in Hull, gaining the marginal constituency of Glanford and Scunthorpe in 1987.
He was Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Countryside & Animal Welfare and, in 1997, became Minister for Fisheries, Water & Nature Protection and, latterly, Minister for Environment & Climate Change at DEFRA.
Elliot is Honorary Vice President of the Association of Drainage Authorities and Wildlife and Countryside Link, also Honorary President of North Lincolnshire Royal Society for the Protection of Animals. He holds an Honorary Fellowship of Lincoln University for services to nature conservation and is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers for services to flood and coastal Defence.`
His leisure Interests include ornithology, nature conservation, global biodiversity, countryside issues, travel, wildlife photography, diving, environmental issues.
Born Liverpool 1952. Married two children. B.Ed Hull University. Teacher 1975-1987. Head of Special Needs Greatfield High School Hull. Hull City Councillor 1979-85. Chair of City Transport Committee. Member of the National Industrial Joint Council for the Bus Industry. Gained the marginal constituency of Glanford and Scunthorpe 1987 as MP. Member of the Select Committee on Agriculture 1987-89. Environmental Audit Committee 2003-06 1989-1997 Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Countryside & Animal Welfare. 1997-2001 Minister for Fisheries, Animal Health & Welfare & the Countryside at MAFF 2001-2003 Minister for Fisheries, Water & Nature Protection at DEFRA 2003-2005 Minister for Environment & Agri-Environment 2005-2006 Minister for Environment & Climate Change 2006 appointed Prime Ministers Special Representative to the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change |
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Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe County Constituency, Elliot Morley is President and Chair of GLOBE International 2006 and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative to the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change. |