Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Helen Fovargue CBE (born 29 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield from 2010 to 2024.

Fovargue was later chief executive of the Citizens Advice Bureau in St Helens, Merseyside for over 20 years.

In September 2015, she was appointed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Consumer Affairs and Science Minister.

However, she resigned again in March 2019 after defying the Party whip to voting against a motion proposing second EU referendum.

[13] She was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for 'political and public service' in the 2024 New Year Honours.