Information AboutClive Efford |
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Clive Efford was born in London and educated at the Walworth Comprehensive School and Southwark College . He worked in his family Jewellery business until he completed The Knowledge and qualified as London Taxi Driver in 1987 , and he plied his trade on the streets of London until he was elected to Parliament . In 1986 he was elected as a councillor in the London Borough Of Greenwich , remaining a councillor until 1998 . He unsuccessfully contested the marginal seat of Eltham at the 1992 General Election but was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP Peter Bottomley by 1,666 votes. Efford again contested Eltham at the 1997 General Election , whereas Bottomley decided to contest the much safer Worthing West . Efford gained Eltham by 10,182, making his Maiden Speech in the House Of Commons on June 25 , 1997 , {Link without Title} and he is still the MP. In parliament he has seved on a number of Select Committee s and has been a member of the Transport Select Committee since 2002 . In 2005, Clive Efford was responsible for the reformation of the Tribune Group. He is a keen supporter of Millwall F.C. and is a qualified Football coach. Clive Efford has been married to Gillian Vallins since 1981 and they have three daughters. EXTERNAL LINKS
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