FLINT, Caroline

Member for Don Valley since 1997. Committees: Select Committees: Modernisation of the House of Commons since 2003, Administration since 2001, Education and Employment (Education Sub-committee) 1997-99, Education and Employment 1997-99. Backbench Committees: Member, Labour Party Departmental Committees for: Education and Skills since 2001, Trade and Industry since 2001, Social Security 1997-2001, Education and Employment 1997-2001, Foreign Affairs since 1999, Culture, Media and Sport 1997-99; All-Party Groups: Office Holder, Co-founder and Chair, Childcare Group since 1997; International Bodies: Member, Working for Childcare 1989-99, Chair 1991-95; Inter-Parliamentary Union since 1997. Political career: Minister of State (Europe) Foreign and Commonwealth Office since October 2008; Housing Minister January-October 2008; Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform) 2007-08; Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber since 2007; Minister of State for Public Health 2006-07; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health 2005-06; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office 2003-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dr John Reid as Leader of the House of Commons and President of the Council 2002-03; PPS to Peter Hain as Europe Minister, FCO 2001-02; PPS to Peter Hain as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2001; PPS to Peter Hain, FCO 1999-2001; Facilitator, Labour National Policy Forums 1994-97; Chair, Brentford and Isleworth Constituency Labour Party 1991-95; Executive Member, Labour Co-ordinating Committee 1984-85; National Women-s Officer, Labour Students 1983-85; Branch Chair, Branch Secretary and GC Delegate. Special political interests: Employment, education and training, childcare, welfare to work, familyfriendly employment, crime, anti-social behaviour, House of Commons modernisation; completed Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme 2001-03, visiting Iraq in 2003 with the Duke of Wellington Regiment. Profession/Trade: Parliamentary career. Education: University of East Anglia, BA (Hons) American Literature and History. Affiliations: Board Member: Doncaster Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership 2001-03; Sure Start Denaby Main Partnership 2000-03; President, Denaby Utd FC 2001-03; Member, Trade Union Group of Labour MPs; Member, Fabian Society; Member, GMB Group of MPs. Hobbies: Cinema, tennis, being with family and friends. b. 20 September 1961. Married with three children.