Editing George Howarth (section)

{{Short description|British Labour politician}}
{{For|the Australian politician|George Howarth (Australian politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Right Honourable]]
| name                = Sir George Howarth
| honorific-suffix    = 
| image               = Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir George Howarth MP crop 2.jpg
| office              = [[Northern Ireland Office|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
| primeminister       = [[Tony Blair]]
| term_start          = 29 July 1999
| term_end            = 7 June 2001
| predecessor         = [[Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs|The Lord Dubs]]
| successor           = [[Des Browne]]
| office1             = [[Home Office|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs]]
| primeminister1      = [[Tony Blair]]
| term_start1         = 2 May 1997
| term_end1           = 29 July 1999
| predecessor1        = [[Timothy Kirkhope]]
| successor1          = [[Charles Clarke]]
| office2             = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley]]<br /><small>[[Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North and Sefton East]] (1997–2010)<br />[[Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North]] (1986–1997)</small>
| parliament2         = 
| majority2           = 
| predecessor2        = [[Robert Kilroy-Silk]]
| successor2          = [[Anneliese Midgley]]
| term_start2         = 13 November 1986
| term_end2           = 30 May 2024
| birth_name          = George Edward Howarth
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1949|06|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Prescot Urban District|Prescot]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| nationality         = [[United Kingdom|English]]
| spouse              = Julie, Lady Howarth<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110124/part2.htm |title=House of Commons – The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Part 2: Part 2 |publisher=Publications.parliament.uk |access-date=3 February 2011}}</ref>
| party               = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Salford]]
| occupation          = 
| profession          = Engineer
| signature           = 
| website             = {{Official website|https://www.georgehowarth.org.uk/}}
| footnotes           = 
}}

'''Sir George Edward Howarth''' (born 29 June 1949) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]] who served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley]] until [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]. He also served the seat's predecessors since being elected in a [[1986 Knowsley North by-election|by-election in 1986]], firstly as the MP for [[Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North]] (until 1997) and then [[Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North and Sefton East]] (1997–2010).