Jonathan Shaw
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Jonathan Rowland Shaw (born 3 June 1966) is a British
Labour Party
politician who was the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Chatham and Aylesford from 1997
to 2010. He was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
at the Department for Work and Pensions
as well as Minister for the South East of England
.
with a majority of 2,790. He was re-elected in 2001
with a majority of 4,340 and again in 2005
with a majority of 2,332.
Shaw was Parliamentary Private Secretary
to Ruth Kelly
as Secretary of State for Education and Skills in 2005-06. He was also an Assistant Government Whip in 2006-07, prior to before joining The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
as Minister for Fisheries.
Shaw served as a member of the Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee
, 1997-2001, and the Education and Skills Select Committee, 2001-05.
In July 2007, Shaw was appointed Minister for the South East of England.
At a government reshuffle in October 2008, Shaw moved to the DWP
, becoming a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Minister for Disabled People, replacing Anne McGuire
, while retaining his position as Minister for the South East.
Shaw lost his seat in the 2010 general election. On the BBC
Politics Show South East in July 2010, he said that he had withdrawn from public life.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician who was the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Chatham and Aylesford from 1997
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
to 2010. He was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the government of the United Kingdom, junior to both a Minister of State and a Secretary of State....
at the Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
as well as Minister for the South East of England
Regional minister
In England, regional ministers were appointed from 2007 on a part-time basis as part of the Government of the United Kingdom. Each minister had other departmental responsibilities, as well as specific responsibilities for one of the English regions...
.
Politics
A former member of Medway Borough Council, Shaw was first elected to the House of Commons during the 1997 national swing to LabourLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
with a majority of 2,790. He was re-elected in 2001
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
with a majority of 4,340 and again in 2005
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
with a majority of 2,332.
Shaw was Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to Ruth Kelly
Ruth Kelly
Ruth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
as Secretary of State for Education and Skills in 2005-06. He was also an Assistant Government Whip in 2006-07, prior to before joining The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
as Minister for Fisheries.
Shaw served as a member of the Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee
Environmental Audit Select Committee
The Environmental Audit Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine how government department's policies and programmes will affect both the environment and sustainable development.-Membership:As of...
, 1997-2001, and the Education and Skills Select Committee, 2001-05.
In July 2007, Shaw was appointed Minister for the South East of England.
At a government reshuffle in October 2008, Shaw moved to the DWP
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
, becoming a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Minister for Disabled People, replacing Anne McGuire
Anne McGuire
Anne Catherine McGuire is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stirling since 1997.-Early life:...
, while retaining his position as Minister for the South East.
Shaw lost his seat in the 2010 general election. On the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Politics Show South East in July 2010, he said that he had withdrawn from public life.