Background
Harpham was born on 21 February 1954 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
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Harry Harpham
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Harpham moved to Sheffield in 1985, and studied at Northern College in Barnsley and University of Sheffield as a mature student. He graduated from Sheffield with a Bachelor"s degree in 1991.
Career
Early career
Harpham left school at 16, and became a coal miner at Clipstone Colliery. He took part in the miners" strike of 1984-1985 as an National Union of Mineworkers member, staying out for the duration. Political career
In 2000, Harpham was first elected to Sheffield City Council, serving as the councillor for Manor ward.
He represented Darnall ward from 2004.
He was deputy leader of the council from 2012. He supported Andy Burnham in the 2015 Labour leadership election.
He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (Parliamentary Private Secretary) to Lisa Nandy, the shadow energy secretary. Harpham was diagnosed with terminal cancer in October 2015.
He died on 4 February 2016, aged 61.
On 16 February 2016, a non-religious funeral was held for him at Sheffield Cathedral.
Membership
56th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from the May 2015 general election until he died nine months later. Harpham was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough in the 2015 general election. He was a Member of Parliament for 260 days, making him one of the shortest serving MPs.
Harpham"s widow Gill Furniss, a member of Sheffield City Council, was selected as Labour"s candidate to contest the by-election caused by his death.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Labour Party