Stewart Wood, Baron Wood of Anfield
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Stewart Martin Wood, Baron Wood of Anfield (born 25 March 1968 is a British
academic and Labour
life peer
in the House of Lords
.
A politics tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford University and a member of the Co-operative Party
, Wood served as an adviser to former Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
and also acts as an adviser to current party leader Ed Milliband.
On 15 January 2011, Wood was created a life peer
as Baron Wood of Anfield, of Tonbridge in the County of Kent, and was introduced
in the House of Lords
on 18 January 2011, where he sits as a Labour peer. In 2011, he was also appointed a Shadow Minister without Portfolio
, serving as a strategic adviser to Labour Leader Ed Miliband
.
United Kingdom
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academic and Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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life peer
Life peer
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in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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.
A politics tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford University and a member of the Co-operative Party
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...
, Wood served as an adviser to former Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
and also acts as an adviser to current party leader Ed Milliband.
On 15 January 2011, Wood was created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baron Wood of Anfield, of Tonbridge in the County of Kent, and was introduced
Introduction (House of Lords)
Introduction is a ceremony in the House of Lords whereby new members are "introduced" to the existing membership. Introductions in the Lords are more elaborate than those in the House of Commons.-Origins:...
in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on 18 January 2011, where he sits as a Labour peer. In 2011, he was also appointed a Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
, serving as a strategic adviser to Labour Leader Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
.
Publications
- S. Wood and A. Glyn, "New Labour's Economic Policy", in A. Glyn (ed), Social Democarcy in Neoliberal Times, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 200–222.
- "Labour Market Regimes under Threat? Sources of Continuity in Germany, Britain, and Sweden," in P. Pierson (ed), The New Politics of the Welfare State, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 368–409.
- "Business, Government and Patterns of Labor Market Policy in Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany", in P. Hall and D. Soskice (eds), Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 247–274.
- "Education and Training", in S. White (ed), New Labour: The Progressive Future? Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001.