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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Kelly |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Roche |
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Member of Parliament
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| In office 2 May 1997 – present |
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| Preceded by | New Constituency |
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| In office 9 June 1994 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Leighton |
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| Born | July 29, 1955  Oldham, Lancashire, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
Stephen Creswell Timms (born 29 July 1955, Oldham, Lancashire) is a politician in the United Kingdom and is currently Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions. Newham North East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ronald Leighton ( 24 January, 1930 &mdash 28 February, 1994) was a British Labour politician Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Department for Work and Pensions (or DWP) ( Welsh: Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau) is the largest government department in the Government He is Labour Party member of Parliament for East Ham, and was first elected in a by-election in 1994. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. East Ham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He is also Vice Chair of the Labour Party with responsibility for Faith Groups.
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Early Life
Timms was educated at Farnborough Grammar School and read Mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a Sixth form college situated in Farnborough, Hampshire. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Before entering politics, Timms worked in the telecommunications industry for 15 years, first for Logica and then for Ovum, where he was the manager responsible for producing reports on the future of telecommunications. Logica () is a UK -based global IT and management consultancy company Ovum Ltd was an industry analyst firm headquartered in London England best known for the publication of technology reports on telecoms and computing He was married in 1986, and has lived in the East London Borough of Newham since 1979.
Timms was elected as a councillor on Newham Council in a by-election in 1984 and served as Leader of the Council from 1990 to 1994. The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant
Member of Parliament
In 1994 he was elected to Parliament as MP for Newham North East; for the next election, his constituency was merged with part of Newham South, and in 1997 he was elected MP for the resulting new constituency of East Ham. East Ham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham.
In government
He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Andrew Smith from May 1997 to March 1998, and to Mo Mowlam from March to July 1998.
In 1998 Timms was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security, rising to Minister of State in that department the following year. He went on to serve as as Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness and Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services at the Department of Trade and Industry; Minister of State for School Standards at the Department for Education and Skills; Minister of State for Pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions; and has twice served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, from 1999 to 2001 and September 2004 to May 2005. Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce' or eCommerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business The Department for Education and Skills (DfES was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007 The Department for Work and Pensions (or DWP) ( Welsh: Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau) is the largest government department in the Government Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury.
In May 2006 he was promoted to the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, serving until June 28 2007, when he was dropped from the cabinet by new Prime Minister Gordon Brown. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is It was later announced that he had been appointed Minister of State for Competitiveness at the newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. An office of the United Kingdom Government held by an elected Member of Parliament and appointed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform ( BERR) is a United Kingdom government department.
Following the government reshuffle on January 24, 2008 as a result of the resignation of Peter Hain, Timms moved to the Department for Work and Pensions to become Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Peter Gerald Hain (born 16 February 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party Politician who has The Department for Work and Pensions (or DWP) ( Welsh: Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau) is the largest government department in the Government
Personal Life
He describes himself as a "Christian Socialist". Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and Socialist and who see these two philosophies as
See also
External links
- Stephen Timms MP official site
- Department for Work and Pensions - Stephen Timms official profile
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Stephen Timms MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Stephen Timms MP
- Newham Labour Party Website
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ron Leighton |
Member of Parliament for Newham North East 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished |
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for East Ham 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Barbara Roche |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Paul Boateng |
| Preceded by Douglas Alexander |
Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Post Upgraded |
| Preceded by New Post |
Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Mike O'Brien Minister of State for E-commerce, Energy & Competitiveness |
| Preceded by Ruth Kelly |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by John Healey |
| Preceded by Malcolm Wicks |
Minister of State for Pensions Reform 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by James Purnell |
| Preceded by Des Browne |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Andy Burnham |
| Preceded by Office Created |
Minister of State for Competitiveness 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera[1] |
| Preceded by Caroline Flint |
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform 2008 – present |
Incumbent |
References
- ^ BERR Ministerial Biographies, retrieved 20 April 2008
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