WATSON, Tom

Member for West Bromwich East since 2001. Committees: Member, Home Affairs Select Committee 2001-03. Political career: Assistant Government Whip since 2007; Lord Commissioner to the Treasury May 2005-May 2006 (resigned); Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Minister for Veterans May 2006; Assistant Whip, September 2004-May 2005; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Paymaster General 2003-04; Chair, Wyre Forest CLP 1998-2000; Member, Labour Party-s West Midlands Executive since 1997; Labour Party Deputy General Election Co-ordinator until 1997; Chair, Labour Students 1992-93. Special political interests: Law and order, industry, manufacturing, sport, transport. Profession/Trade: Political Officer, AEEU Engineering Union; worked for Save the Children Fund. Author of: Taking Responsibility - Dealing with the Legacy of Radioactive Waste (2002); (Co-author with Mark Tami) Votes For All (2002); (Joint-Editor) Liberal Demolition (anti-Liberal Democrat magazine). Hobbies: Watching football, reading, playing on Playstation 2, travel. Married.