HEALEY, John

Member for Wentworth since 1997. Committees: Member, Public Accounts Select Committee since 2005; member, Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrites Bill since 2005; Member, Labour Party Departmental Committees for the Treasury 1999-2001, Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-2001, Education and Employment 1997-2001, Trade and Industry 1997-99. Political career: Minister of State for Local Government, Department for Communities and local Government since 2007; Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 2005-07; Economic Secretary, HM Treasury 2002-05; Minister for Adult Skills, Department for Education and Skills 2001-02; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1999-2001; Parliamentary Candidate for Ryedale 1992. Special political interests: Skills and lifelong learning, economic regeneration and employment, local and regional government, trade unions and industrial relations, disability. Profession/Trade: Head of Communications, MSF Union 1992-94; Campaigns Manager, Issue Communications 1990-92; Tutor, Open University Business School 1989-92; Disability Campaigner for three national charities 1984-90; journalist/deputy editor, The House magazine. Education: Lady Lumley-s Comprehensive School, Pickering; St Peter-s School, York; Christ-s College, Cambridge, BA. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: GMB Union. b. 13 February 1960. Married with one child.