TIMMS, Stephen Rt Hon

Member for East Ham (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for East Ham 1997-2010, for Newham North East from 9 June 1994 by-election to 1997. Committees: Member, Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills 2009-10; Member, Treasury Select Committee 1999-2001. Political career: Shadow Minister for Employment since 2010; Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills 2010; Shadow Financial Secretary 2010; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Digital Britain) 2009-10; Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 2008-10; Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 2008; Minister of State for Competitiveness, Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08; Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2006-07; Minister of State (Pensions Reform) Department for Work and Pensions 2005-06; Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 2004-05; Minister for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry 2002-04; Minister for Schools, DfES 2001-02; Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 1999-2001; Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1998-99; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Social Security 1998-99; PPS to the Rt Hon Mo Mowlam as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1998; PPS to the Rt Hon Andrew Smith 1997-98; Councillor, Little Ilford Ward, London Borough of Newham 1984-97; Leader, Newham Council 1990-94; Chair, Newham Council Planning Committee 1987-90. Special political interests: Urban regeneration, economic policy, Christian socialism. Profession/Trade: Consultant in computing and communications industry 1978-94. Title/Honours/Decorations: Honorary Doctorate of Education, University of East London 2002. Education: Farnborough Grammar School; Emmanuel College, Cambridge, MA, Mathematics and MPhil. Languages spoken: German (some). Author of: Broadband Communications: The Commercial Impact (1986). b. 29 July 1955, Oldham, Lancashire. Married.