Gareth Thomas (British politician)
Gareth Richard Thomas (born 15 July 1967) is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West since 1997. He is currently Shadow Minister for Trade on the Opposition frontbench. Thomas served as Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs between 2008 and 2010. He was the Chair of the Co-operative Party from 2001 until 2019, and stands for election as a Labour and Co-operative candidate.
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| Minister of State for International Development | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 October 2008 – 13 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alan Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Lord Jones of Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Lord Davies of Abersoch | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Harrow West | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Gurth Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 8,692 (18.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Co-operative Party | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 July 2001 – 8 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jim Lee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anna Turley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Harrow Council for Wealdstone | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 May 1990 – 17 July 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cyril Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 July 1967 Harrow, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Hatch End High School Lowlands College | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University (BSc) Thames Polytechnic (PGCE) King's College London (MA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | gareththomas | ||||||||||||||||||
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