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Gareth Thomas
MP
Chairman (Leader) of the Co-Operative Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byJim Lee
President of Co-Operative Congress
In office
2003–2004
LeaderHimself
Preceded bySir Graham Melmoth
Succeeded byKeith Darwin
Shadow Minister of State for Universities and Skills
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 October 2010
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byDavid Lammy
Minister of State for
International Development
In office
5 October 2008 – 13 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byHilary Benn
Succeeded byAlan Duncan
Member of Parliament
for Harrow West
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byRobert Gurth Hughes
Majority3,143 (6.8%)
Personal details
Born (1967-07-15) 15 July 1967 (age 57)
Harrow, London, England
Political partyLabour Co-operative
Alma materAberystwyth University,
University of Greenwich,
King's College London
WebsiteGareth Thomas at ePolitix.com

Gareth Richard Thomas (born 15 July 1967) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West since 1997. Thomas held the position of Minister of State at the Department for International Development and is now part of the shadow frontbench team.

Early life

Gareth attended Hatch End High School on Headstone Lane in Hatch End, then Lowlands College in Harrow. At the University College of Wales Aberystwyth he gained a BSc in Economics in 1988 and later a PGCE from the Thames Polytechnic in 1992. He gained an MA in Imperial and Commonwealth Studies from King's College London in 1996 and became a teacher.

Parliamentary career

Gareth Thomas is Chair of the Co-operative Party and served as President of the 2003 Co-operative Congress. 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. 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 was abolished, leaving Thomas to continue his role solely at International Development, with responsibility for Consumer Affairs passing to Kevin Brennan.

References

  1. http://www2.labour.org.uk/opposition-front-bench
  2. "Congress Presidents 1869-2002" (PDF). February 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  3. "Gareth R Thomas MP". Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Retrieved 21 September 2008.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Preceded byLord Jones
(Resigned from post) 		Minister of State at the Department for International Development
2008–2010 		Succeeded byAlan Duncan
2010 Labour Party shadow cabinet election
Leader: Ed Miliband
Elected
Not elected

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