LINTON, Martin

Member for Battersea since 1997. Committees: Home Affairs Select Committee 1997-2001. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Falconer as Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs since 2005; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Hain as Leader of the House of Commons 2003-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Baroness Blackstone, Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2001-03; Councillor, London Borough of Wandsworth 1971-82; Chair, Recreation Committee of Wandsworth 1971-76; Special political interests: Housing, arts, education, media influence, electoral reform, the funding of political parties. Profession/Trade: Journalist on a number of national newspapers. Education: Christ-s Hospital, Sussex; the Universit- de Lyon; Pembroke College, Oxford (reading PPE). Languages spoken: French, Swedish. Author of: a number of publications, including: Making Votes Count (1997); Was it the Sun Wot Won it- (1995); Money and Votes (1994); What-s Wrong with First-Past-The-Post- (1993); Labour Can Still Win (1988); The Swedish Road to Socialism (1984); Get Me Out of Here (1980). Affiliations: President, Battersea Arts Centre since 1986; Chair, Somerset Nursery School since 1986. Hobbies: Playing piano and trumpet, watching football. b. 11 August 1944. Partner with two children.