Honorific-prefix: The Right Honourable,

Constituency Mp7: Ashfield (Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency))

Majority7: 10,213 (24.3%)

Date of birth: 1953-12-06

Birth Location: Derby, United Kingdom

Party: Labour (Labour Party (UK))

Spouse: Elaine Anne Dumelow

Alma Mater: Jesus College, Cambridge

Religion: Anglicanism (Church of England)

Secretary of State for Transport

In office: 3 October 2008-5 June 2009

Predceded by: Ruth Kelly

Succeeded by: The Lord Adonis (Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis)

Primeminister: Gordon Brown

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Secretary to the Treasury),Chief Whip of the House of Commons (House of Commons of the United Kingdom)

In office: 28 June 2007-3 October 2008

Predceded by: Jacqui Smith

Succeeded by: Nick Brown

Primeminister: Gordon Brown

Minister of State for Europe

In office: 6 May 2006-27 June 2007

Predceded by: Douglas Alexander

Succeeded by: Jim Murphy

Primeminister: Tony Blair

In office: 28 July 1999-11 October 1999

Predceded by: Joyce Quin (Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin)

Succeeded by: Keith Vaz

Primeminister: Tony Blair

Leader of the House of Commons,Lord Privy Seal

In office: 5 May 2005-6 May 2006

Predceded by: Peter Hain

Succeeded by: Jack Straw

Primeminister: Tony Blair

Secretary of State for Defence

In office: 11 October 1999-5 May 2005

Predceded by: George Robertson (George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen)

Succeeded by: John Reid (John Reid (politician))

Primeminister: Tony Blair

In office: 9 April 1992-6 May 2010

Predceded by: Frank Haynes

Succeeded by: Gloria De Piero