Biography
Birthdate:
- June 12, 1950 (73 years old)
Education
Educated At:
- St Ronan's School
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
- University of Manchester
Political experience
Position Held:
- Chief Whip
- Labour Chief Whip
- member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Minister for Employment
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
- Treasurer of the Household