STEWART, Ian

Member for Eccles since 1997. Committees: Member, Backbench PLP Group, Foreign Affairs 1997-2001; Member, Deregulation Select Committee 1998-2001; Member, Information Select Committee 1998-2001; Member, Backbench PLP Group, Education and Employment since 1997, Trade and Industry since 1997; Member, Backbench PLP Group, Treasury since 1997; member of a large number of All-Party Groups including the Chemical Industry, Retail Industry, Regeneration, United Nations Association; Vice-Chair, All-Party China Group; Chair, All-Party Group for Vaccine Damaged Children; Chair, All-Party Media Group; Chair, APPG for the Prevention of Bullying and Work Related Violence. Political career: Private Parliamentary Secretary to Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry May 2005-May 2006; Private Parliamentary Secretary to Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2004-05; Private Parliamentary Secretary to Stephen Timms, Minister for Energy 2003-04; Government Representative for Defence Sports since 2002; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Brian Wilson MP, Minister for Energy and Construction 2001-03. Special political interests: Employment, education and training, economic policy, trade and industry, energy policy, international affairs (especially China and the Far East). Profession/Trade: Union officer. Education: Irlam High School; Stretford Technical College; Manchester Metropolitan University. Affiliations: Member, TGWU; Fellow, Industry and Parliament Trust. b. 28 August 1950, Blantyre, Scotland. Married with three children.