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'''Barry Gardiner''' (born 10 March 1957, Glasgow) is Labour 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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[[File:Barry Gardiner.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Barry Gardiner]]'''Barry Gardiner''' (born 10 March 1957, Glasgow) is [[Labour Party]] MP for Brent North and a former mister under the Blair and Brown governments.  
  
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In the May 2015 general election, Gardiner was re-elected with a majority of 10,834. <ref> ref needed </ref>
  
==Background==
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==Parliamentary career==
  
==Biographical Information==
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*parliamentary under-secretary of state for Northern Ireland in April 2004
===History===
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*parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Trade and Industry in May 2005
 
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*parliamentary under-secretary of state at [[Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] between May 2006-June 2007
===Current activities===
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*July 2007 appointed as the prime minister's special representative on forestry.<ref>Gardiner, Barry, [http://www.barrygardiner.com/biography Barry Gardiner Biography], accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> He left this position in September 2008, after having accused Mr Brown of 'vacillation, loss of international credibility and timorous political manoeuvres that the public cannot understand'cl.<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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==Affiliations==
 
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*Senior Adviser, September 2007-2010<ref>Reynolds Partners, [http://www.reynoldspartners.com/partners_barry_gardiner.html Barry Gardiner], accessed 25 November 2008.</ref><ref> Simon Walters, Caroline Graham and Glen Owen [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565672/Hard-work-Mexico-Ed-Milibands-flood-supremo-basks-85C-sun-kissed-jolly-Britons-count-cost-deluge.html 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 </ref>, [[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"<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobaninthreport2006_08.pdf The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 6 November 2014 </ref>
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*Senior adviser, September 2007-2010<ref>Reynolds Partners, [http://www.reynoldspartners.com/partners_barry_gardiner.html Barry Gardiner], accessed 25 November 2008.</ref><ref> Simon Walters, Caroline Graham and Glen Owen [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565672/Hard-work-Mexico-Ed-Milibands-flood-supremo-basks-85C-sun-kissed-jolly-Britons-count-cost-deluge.html 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 </ref>, [[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"<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobaninthreport2006_08.pdf The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 6 November 2014 </ref>
  
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*Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5213604.ece Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts]," ''The Sunday Times'', 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
 
*Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5213604.ece Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts]," ''The Sunday Times'', 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 20 May 2015

Barry Gardiner

Barry Gardiner (born 10 March 1957, Glasgow) is Labour Party MP for Brent North and a former mister under the Blair and Brown governments.

In the May 2015 general election, Gardiner was re-elected with a majority of 10,834. [1]

Parliamentary career

  • 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
  • parliamentary under-secretary of state at Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between May 2006-June 2007
  • July 2007 appointed as the prime minister's special representative on forestry.[2] He left this position in September 2008, after having accused Mr Brown of 'vacillation, loss of international credibility and timorous political manoeuvres that the public cannot understand'cl.[3]

Affiliations

Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes

Contact

Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:

Resources

Notes and references

  1. ref needed
  2. Gardiner, Barry, Barry Gardiner Biography, accessed 25 November 2008.
  3. BBC, "Beckett warning to Labour rebels," 15 September 2008, accessed 25 November 2008.
  4. Reynolds Partners, Barry Gardiner, accessed 25 November 2008.
  5. 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
  6. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 6 November 2014