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Mike Wood(British Politician)
Michael Wood may refer to: Sportspeople *Michael Wood (rugby union) (born 1999), Australian rugby union player *Mick Wood (footballer, born 1952), English association footballer *Mick Wood (footballer, born 1962), English association footballer *Mike Wood (American football) (born 1954), American football player *Mike Wood (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball player *Mike Wood (curler) (born 1968), Canadian curler *Mike Wood (fencer) (born 1971), South African épée fencer Others *Michael M. Wood (born 1947), American diplomat and ambassador *Michael Wood (literary scholar) (active since 1971), former chair of the Princeton University English Department *Michael Wood (cryptographer), American author ''The Jesus Secret'' 2010 *Michael Wood (doctor) (1918–1987), British doctor in East Africa *Michael Wood (historian) (born 1948), British historian and television presenter *Michael Wood (lawyer) (born 1947), British lawyer and former chief advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wood (rugby Union)
Michael Wood (born 18 February 1999) is an Australians, Australian rugby union player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby AU. His playing position is Lock (rugby union), lock. He was a member of the Queensland Reds squad in 2020, but did not play in a game. Reference list External linksRugby.com.au profile 1999 births Australian rugby union players Living people Rugby union locks Queensland Country (NRC team) players Brisbane City (rugby union) players New South Wales Waratahs players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wood (doctor)
Sir Michael Wood was born on 28 January 1918 in the United Kingdom. He studied medicine, and in 1943 he qualified as a surgeon and soon after was married to Susan Buxton, daughter of African missionaries. Wood's wife's deep-rooted interest in Africa, after spending her early life in Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colo ..., led to the move of the family to East Africa. They arrived at the port of Mombasa in 1946. With the help of Gerald Anderson, Wood established himself as a general surgeon in East Africa. Soon he found he was regularly being called to emergencies beyond the confines of the city of Nairobi. Often he had to charter flights to remote locations where no hospitals existed. The number of these emergencies escalated and became a challenge. Mindful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wood (Conservative Politician)
Michael Jon Wood (born 17 March 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley South since May 2015. Early life and career Wood was born on 17 March 1976. He attended Old Swinford Hospital – a state-run boarding school in Oldswinford, before studying Economics & Law at Aberystwyth University. He completed a Bar Vocational Course at Cardiff University in 1999. After graduating from university, Wood went to work for Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton, Conservative MEP for South West England. Following this, he worked for four years as a policy advisor in the European Parliament, before returning to the UK to work for the Conservative MPs Andrew Griffiths and James Morris. Political career Shortly after completing his undergraduate degree, Wood first stood for office as a Conservative Party candidate in 1998 when he competed in the Quarry Bank & Cradley ward on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. He was unsucces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wood (Labour Politician)
Michael Roy Wood (born 3 March 1946) is a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen from 1997 to 2015. He was a member of the left-wing Socialist Campaign Group. Early life Wood is the son of Rowland Wood, a foundry worker, and his wife Laura. He has two siblings. He was educated at Nantwich and Acton Grammar School in Nantwich, and Salisbury and Wells Theological College in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he gained a Certificate in Theology in 1974. From the University of Leeds he gained a CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work) in 1981. From Leeds Polytechnic he gained a BA in History and Politics in 1989. He was a probation officer and social worker from 1965 to 1997 before becoming an MP. Political life From 1980 to 1988, he represented his then hometown Cleckheaton as a councillor; during that time, he was chairman of the housing committee and the social services committee and was deputy leader of Kirklees Council. In the 1987 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wood (special Effects Artist)
Michael Wood is an American special effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film ''Poltergeist''. Selected filmography * ''Poltergeist'' (1982; co-nominated with Richard Edlund and Bruce Nicholson Bruce Nicholson is a special effects artist who received the Special Achievement Academy Award in 1980 for the visual effects of the film ''The Empire Strikes Back'', which he shared with Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund and Dennis Muren. He won his ...) References External links * Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Visual effects artists Visual effects supervisors {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wood (New Zealand Politician)
Michael Philip Wood (born 10 May 1980) is a New Zealand politician and, since winning the Mount Roskill by-election in December 2016, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the Labour Party. Early life Wood was born in 1980. He attended Pakuranga College and graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts in 2005. While a university student Wood worked as a Christmas tree salesman. After finishing university he initially worked in retail jobs for several years, including at Hugh Wright's, a men's clothing store. He joined the union movement, and worked as an organiser as a senior negotiator for the financial sector union Finance and Information Workers Union. He then joined Habitat for Humanity as an advisor working on several issues such as their health and safety procedures. Political career Labour Party activism and candidancy In 1998, his first year at university, he became critical of the direction of New Zealand under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |