| Gareth Thomas MP |
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| Assumed office 5 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| Preceded by | Lord Jones (Resigned from post) |
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Member of Parliament
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Gurth Hughes |
| Majority | 2,028 (4.2%) |
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| Born | 15 July 1967 Harrow, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University, University of Greenwich, King's College London |
| Website | Gareth Thomas at ePolitix.com |
Gareth Richard Thomas (born 15 July 1967, Harrow) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West; Thomas was first elected at the 1997 general election. Thomas is currently Minister of State at the Department for International Development.
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Early life
He attended Hatch End High School on Headstone Lane in Hatch End, then Lowlands College. At the University College of Wales Aberystwyth (became Aberystwyth University in 2007), he gained a BSc in Economics in 1988. He gained a PGCE from the Thames Polytechnic in 1992. He gained an MA in Imperial and Commonwealth Studies from King's College London in 1996. He became a teacher.
Parliamentary career
Gareth Thomas is Chair of the Co-operative Party and served as President of the 2003 Co-operative Congress.[1] He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development in 2003 and sponsored the Industrial and Provident Societies Act through Parliament. After the 29 June 2007 reshuffle he remained at International Development whilst also being part of the new Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, being appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Consumer Affairs. He had the responsibility of co-ordinating trade policy between the two departments.[2] Following Gordon Brown's reshuffle of 3 October 2008, Thomas was promoted to Minister of State in both departments, taking on the portfolio of Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs. In the June 2009 reshuffle DBERR waa abolished, leaving Thomas to continue his role solely at International Development, with responsibility for Consumer Affairs passing to Kevin Brennan.
References
- ^ Congress Presidents 1869-2002, February 2002, http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf, retrieved 2008-05-10
- ^ "Gareth R Thomas MP". Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. http://www.berr.gov.uk/aboutus/ministerialteam/page40241.html. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
External links
- www.gareththomasmp.org/ - website for constituents
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Gareth Thomas MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Gareth Thomas MP
- Introduces Smoking Bill in 2003
- Find Your MP | Harrow West | Gareth Thomas – BBC News
- Biography: Gareth R Thomas MP – Department for International Development
- Gareth R Thomas MP – Portfolio, Biography, Speeches – Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
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| Preceded by Robert Gurth Hughes |
Member of Parliament for Harrow West 1997–present |
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| Preceded by Lord Jones (Resigned from post) |
Minister of State at the Department for International Development 2008–present |
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