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| − | '''Barry Gardiner''' (born 10 March 1957, Glasgow) is Labour MP for Brent North. He was made | + | '''Barry Gardiner''' (born 10 March 1957, Glasgow) is [[Labour Party]] MP for Brent North. He was made parliamentary under-secretary of state for Northern Ireland in April 2004, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Trade and Industry in May 2005 and parliamentary under-secretary of state at [[Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] between May 2006- June 2007.In July 2007 he was appointed by the Prime Minister to be his special representative on forestry.<ref>Gardiner, Barry, [http://www.barrygardiner.com/biography Barry Gardiner Biography], accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> He left his position in September 2008, after having accused Mr Brown of "vacillation, loss of international credibility and timorous political manoeuvres that the public cannot understand".<ref>BBC, "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7616106.stm Beckett warning to Labour rebels]," 15 September 2008, accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:12, 13 May 2015
Barry Gardiner (born 10 March 1957, Glasgow) is Labour Party MP for Brent North. He was made parliamentary under-secretary of state for Northern Ireland in April 2004, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Trade and Industry in May 2005 and parliamentary under-secretary of state at Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between May 2006- June 2007.In July 2007 he was appointed by the Prime Minister to be his special representative on forestry.[1] He left his position in September 2008, after having accused Mr Brown of "vacillation, loss of international credibility and timorous political manoeuvres that the public cannot understand".[2]
In the May 2015 general election, Gardiner was re-elected with a majority of 10,834.
Contents
Background
Biographical Information
History
Current activities
Views
Affiliations
- Senior Adviser, September 2007-2010[3][4], Reynolds Partners (http://www.reynoldspartners.com/) - Independent investment bank. Approved by ACOBA subject to "12 months after leaving office, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of the firm or their clients"[5]
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
Publications
Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Website:
Resources
- BBC, "Beckett warning to Labour rebels," 15 September 2008, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Gardiner, Barry, Barry Gardiner Biography, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Reynolds Partners, Barry Gardiner, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes and References
- ↑ Gardiner, Barry, Barry Gardiner Biography, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ BBC, "Beckett warning to Labour rebels," 15 September 2008, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Reynolds Partners, Barry Gardiner, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Simon Walters, Caroline Graham and Glen Owen Hard at work in... Mexico: Miliband's flood supremo basks in 29C on sun-kissed jolly as Britons count the cost of the deluge The Daily Mail, 23 February 2014, accessed 6 November 2014
- ↑ The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 6 November 2014
