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'''Gareth Richard Thomas''' (born |
'''Gareth Richard Thomas''' (born 15 July 1967, [[Harrow, London|Harrow]]) is a [[Politics|politician]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. He is [[Labour Co-operative]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]], and was first elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]]. |
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Gareth Thomas is Chair of the Co-operative Party and served as [[List of Presidents of Co-operative Congress|President]] of the 2003 [[Co-operative Congress]].<ref name=PDF>{{Citation | title = Congress Presidents 1869-2002| url =http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf|date=February 2002| accessdate =2008-05-10}}</ref>. He has served as [[Parliamentary Under Secretary of State]] at the [[Department for International Development]] since 2003 and sponsored the [[Industrial and Provident Societies Act 2002|Industrial and Provident Societies Act]] through Parliament. After the |
Gareth Thomas is Chair of the Co-operative Party and served as [[List of Presidents of Co-operative Congress|President]] of the 2003 [[Co-operative Congress]].<ref name=PDF>{{Citation | title = Congress Presidents 1869-2002| url =http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf|date=February 2002| accessdate =2008-05-10}}</ref>. He has served as [[Parliamentary Under Secretary of State]] at the [[Department for International Development]] since 2003 and sponsored the [[Industrial and Provident Societies Act 2002|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]]. He has the responsibility of co-ordinating trade policy between the two departments. |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=British politician, [[Labour Co-operative]], [[Member of Parliament]] (MP)for [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]] 1997— |
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=British politician, [[Labour Co-operative]], [[Member of Parliament]] (MP)for [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]] 1997— |
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|DATE OF BIRTH=15 July 1967 |
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Revision as of 21:36, 5 September 2008
Gareth Thomas | |
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| Member of Parliament for Harrow West | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gurth Hughes |
| Majority | 2,028 (4.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1967 Harrow, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University, University of Greenwich, King's College London |
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, and was first elected at the 1997 general election.
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. From King's College London, he gained an MA in Imperial and Commonwealth Studies 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 has served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development since 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. He has the responsibility of co-ordinating trade policy between the two departments.
References
- ^ Congress Presidents 1869-2002 (PDF), February 2002, retrieved 2008-05-10
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Greenwich
- Alumni of Aberystwyth University
- Alumni of King's College London
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Labour Co-operative MPs (UK)
- UK MPs 1997-2001
- UK MPs 2001-2005
- UK MPs 2005-
- Presidents of Co-operative Congress
- People from Harrow