Tom Sawyer

This article is part of the Revolving Door project of Spinwatch.

Lawrence Tom Sawyer (Lord Sawyer) is a Labour peer in the House of Lords, having joined on the 4 August 1998.

Career

UK Parliament

• Affordable Childcare, Lords, 2014-

Professional life

• General secretary, Labour Party, 2004-08
• Chairman, Norlife, 2004-
• Chairman, Notting Hill Housing, 1999-04
• Director, Britannia Building Society, 1999-09
• Deputy General secretary, UNISON, 1971-04

Public life

• Chancellor, Teeside University, 2005-

Interests

• Director, Embignell Limited (Chair of subsidiary, Union Income Benefit Holdings Limited)

Remunerated employment, office, profession

• Chair - Norlife
• Chair - Britannia's Charitable Foundation
• Chair - Britannia's Customer Council
• Consultant - Thompsons Solicitors