JOYCE, Eric

Member for Falkirk since 2005 (Falkirk West 2000-05). Committees: Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region of Africa; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bob Ainsworth as Secretary of State for Defence 2009; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon John Hutton as Secretary of State for: Defence 2008-09, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08, Work and Pensions 2006-07; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Hodge as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2006 and Department for Work and Pensions 2005-06; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mike O’Brien as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2004-05 and Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2003-04. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, international development, defence, economy, education and training. Profession/Trade: Private soldier and then officer in the Regular Army. Education: University of Sterling, BA (Hons); University of Bath, MA; University of Keele MBA. Author of: Arms and the Man - Renewing the Armed Services. Editor of: Now-s the Hour: New Thinking for Holyrood. Hobbies: Climbing, judo, most sports.
b. 13 October 1960, Perth. Married with two daughters.