Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 7 September 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Senior Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers' Union. (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (13 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (10 Jun 2009 to 13 Oct 2009)
• Government Whip (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Postal Affairs and Employment Relations) (also Lord in Waiting) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Skills & Apprenticeships), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Lords in Waiting (Skills & Apprenticeships), HM Household ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ( 6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip ( 6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills & Apprenticeships) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)