VAZ, Keith Rt Hon

Member for Leicester East since 1987. Committees: Member, Joint Committee on National Security Strategy since 2010; Member, Liaison since 2007; Member, Constitutional Affairs Select Committee 2003-07; Member, Home Affairs Select Committee 1987-92; Chair, Home Affairs Select Committee since 2007; Member, National Executive Committee since 2007; Chairman, Ethnic Minority Taskforce since 2006; Member, Select Committee Lord Chancellors Department since 2002; Co-ordinator of the BCC1 Parliamentary Group since 1991; Chair, UNISON Group of MPs until 1999; Chair, All-Party Indo-British Parliamentary Group 1997-99; Elected to Labour Party Regional Executive (Representative of Central Regional Group of MPs) 1994-96; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Footwear and Leather Industries Group 1990-96; Treasurer, Tribune Group of MPs 1994; Member, Executive Committee Inter-Parliamentary Union 1993-94; Vice-Chair, Tribune Group of MPs 1992; Chair, All-Party Hosiery and Knitwear Group 1987-92; Member, Home Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons 1987-92; Member of various Standing Committees including Armed Forces Bill 1990-91, Football Spectators Bill 1989, Immigration Bill 1987-88; Secretary, Parliamentary Labour Party, Wool and Textiles Group 1987-90. Political Career: Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for Europe) 1999-2001; Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor`s Department 1999; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Solicitor General Ross Cranston 1998-99 and to Lord Falconer of Thoroton as Solicitor General 1997-98; Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Morris as Attorney General 1997-99; Shadow Minister for Planning and Registration 1994-97; Opposition Front Bench Spokesperson for the Environment 1992-97; Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government and Inner Cities 1992-94; Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond and Barnes 1983. Special political interests: Legal affairs, education, home affairs, housing. Profession/Trade: Barrister. Education: Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith; Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, BA, MA, MCFI. Affiliations: Patron, Naz Project since 1999; Patron, Ginger Bread since 1990; Patron, Asian Donors Appeal 2000. Hobbies: Tennis, soap operas.
b. 26 November 1956. Married.