HOPE, Phil

Member for Corby since 1997. Committees: Former Vice-Chair, PLP Social Security Departmental Committee; Member, Northern Ireland Grand Committee; All-Party Groups on Voluntary Organisations, Children, Parenting, Retail. Political career: Skills Minister for the Third Sector, Cabinet Office since 2007; Minister, Department for Education and Skills 2005-07; former Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; former Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister; former Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Raynsford MP as Minister of State for Housing and Planning; Northants County Councillor, Chair of Equal Opportunities Committee 1993-97; Kettering Borough Councillor, Deputy Leader of the Labour Group 1984-88. Special political interests: Youth policy, international development, voluntary organisations. Profession/Trade: Community worker and management consultant. Education: Wandsworth Comprehensive School; St Luke-s College, Exeter University BEd (Hons) First Class. Affiliations: Former Member, National Advisory Group on Personal, Social and Health Education; Member, Development Awareness Working Group; Co-operative Party, UNITE trade union. Author of: Education for Parenthood; Analysis and Action on Youth Health; Making the Best Use of Consultants; Performance Appraisal. Hobbies: Juggling, tennis. b.19 April 1955, London. Married with two children.