Stephen Ladyman

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

Stephen Ladyman (06 November 1952, Lancashire) is a former British Labour MP who held the seat of South Thanet from May 1997 until April 2010.

After the 2001 General Election, Ladyman became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Armed Forces. In 2003, he was made the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community in the Department of Health and from 2005 to 2007 he was Minister of State for Transport. He is now a vice chair of the Labour Party with particular responsibility for campaigning in the South East.

Background

Current activities

Ladyman is currently the CEO of Oak Retirement Ltd, a director at Ladyman Services Ltd and the chairman of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Affiliations

• Adviser (remunerated), Itis Holdings plc (http://www.itisholdings.com/) - company selling traffic information from January 2008 – April 2010. Upon applying to Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to take up this appointment, in November 2007, Ladyman was told, "Take up forthwith but, for 12 months after leaving office, he should not be personally involved in lobbying Government Ministers or officials on behalf of the company".

Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes

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Resources

• Stephen Ladyman, Biography, accessed 27 November 2008.
• They Work For You, Stephen Ladyman MP, accessed 27 November 2008.
• Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.