Jonathan Shaw (politician)
| 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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| In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Barbara Follett |
| Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford |
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| In office 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Tracey Crouch |
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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 Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham and Aylesford from 1997 to 2010. He was 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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[edit] Early life
Shaw was educated at Vinters Boys' School, West Kent College and Bromley College.[1]
[edit] Politics
A former member of Medway Borough Council, Shaw was first elected to 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.
Shaw lost his seat in the 2010 general election. On the BBC Politics Show South East in July 2010, he said that he had withdrawn from public life.
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[edit] External links
- Jonathan Shaw profile - Department for Work and Pensions
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jonathan Shaw MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Jonathan Shaw MP
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford 1997–2010 |
Succeeded by Tracey Crouch |
