Jon Trickett
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Jon Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950) is a British Labour politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election.
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Jon Trickett | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | |
Assumed office 5 July 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Angela Eagle |
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | |
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Emma Reynolds |
Succeeded by | Grahame Morris |
Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention | |
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Grahame Morris |
Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 14 September 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
Preceded by | Michael Dugher |
Succeeded by | Jon Ashworth |
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
In office 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Tessa Jowell |
Succeeded by | Michael Dugher |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office 4 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Ian Austin |
Succeeded by | Desmond Swayne |
Member of Parliament for Hemsworth | |
Assumed office 1 February 1996 | |
Preceded by | Derek Enright |
Majority | 12,078 (28.5%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jon Hedley Trickett (1950-07-02) 2 July 1950 (age 73) Leeds, England |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Hull University of Leeds |
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He served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010 and was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by Ed Miliband in 2011 as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office. He is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.[1]