| Jonathan Shaw MP | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
Minister for Disabled People, and Minister for the South East of England |
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| Assumed office 5 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Follett |
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Member of Parliament
for Chatham and Aylesford |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 2,332 (5.5%) |
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| Born | 3 June 1966 Chatham, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence | Snodland, England, UK |
| Website | http://www.jonathanshaw.org.uk |
Jonathan Rowland Shaw (born 3 June 1966) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford since 1997. Shaw is currently a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions as well as Minister for the South East of England.
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Early life
Shaw was educated at Vinters Boys' School, West Kent College and Bromley College.[1]
After completing a course in social care he qualified as a social worker in 1990, and initially worked for Kent County Council. In 1993 he became a Rochester City Councillor, representing Chatham.
Politics
Shaw was first elected into the House of Commons during the 1997 national swing to Labour with a majority of 2,790. He was re-elected in 2001 with a majority of 4,340 and again in 2005 with a majority of 2,332.
Shaw was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ruth Kelly as Secretary of State for Education and Skills in 2005-06. He was also an Assistant Government Whip in 2006-07, prior to before joining The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as Minister for Fisheries.
Shaw served as a member of the Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee, 1997-2001, and the Education and Skills Select Committee, 2001-05.
In July 2007, Shaw was appointed Minister for the South East of England.
At a government reshuffle in October 2008, Shaw moved to the DWP, becoming a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Minister for Disabled People, replacing Anne McGuire,[2] while retaining his position as Minister for the South East.
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External links
- Jonathan Shaw profile - Department for Work and Pensions
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jonathan Shaw MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Jonathan Shaw MP
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Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford 1997–present |
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