Susan Waddington (born 23 August 1944) is a

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education official and Labour Party politician who was

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for

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. Born in

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, Waddington attended

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and the

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. She worked as an

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field officer, before becoming an assistant director at Derbyshire LEA, and then at Birmingham LEA. In 1973, Waddington was elected to

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, serving until 1991, and she was leader of the council from 1982 until 1984. At the

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, she was elected to represent

, serving until 1999. Waddington was president of the

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from 2008 to 2013. She is currently (2019) councillor for Fosse ward on

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and has been an Assistant City Mayor under the elected

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1944 births Living people Alumni of the University of Leicester Members of Leicestershire County Council Labour Party (UK) MEPs Labour Party (UK) councillors MEPs for England 1994–1999 20th-century women MEPs for England Adult education leaders Leaders of local authorities of England Women councillors in England {{UK-MEP-stub