REED, Andy

Member for Loughborough since 1997. Committees: Member, Joint Committee on Tax law Rewrites Bill since 2005; Secretary, All-Party Bermuda Group since 2005; Vice- Chair, All-Party Rugby Union Group since 2005; Vice-Chair, All-Party Leisure Group, and Hockey Group since 2004; Vice- Chair, All-Party Christians in Parliament Group since 2003; Secretary, All-Party Debt, Aid and Trade Group since 2002 and Sports Group since 2002; Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dawn Primarolo as Paymaster General 2005-07; PPS to Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-03; PPS at Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2000-01; Chair of Economic Development, Charnwood BC 1995-97; Regional Executive, Loughborough Labour Party 1992-94; Parliamentary Candidate for Loughborough 1992; Chair, Loughborough Labour Party 1986-91. Special political interests: Economic regeneration, sport, international development, vocational training, work-life balance. Profession/Trade: European affairs advisor. Education: De Montfort University, BA (Hons) Public Administration. Languages spoken: German. Affiliations: Christian Socialist Movement; LCER; school governor; UNISON. Hobbies: Sport, rugby. b. 17 September 1964. Married.