Andy Reed

Andrew John Reed (born 17 September 1964) is a British Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the Loughborough constituency.

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17 September - 1964 - British - Labour - Co-operative - Member of Parliament - Loughborough - Constituency

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Reed first stood for Parliament in Loughborough during the 1992 General Election, but was not elected till the subsequent election1997, with a boundary change meaning that Tory Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell moved with his key rural voters to the Charnwood constituency. He was returned in 2001 with an increased majority.

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1997 - Stephen Dorrell

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Reed served as parliamentary private secretary to Kate Hoey, then to Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett, but resigned in 2003 in protest at the Government's decision to support a US-led invasion of Iraq without a UN resolution. He retained his seat in 2005 but with a reduced majority.

Related Topics:
Parliamentary private secretary - Kate Hoey - Environment Secretary - Margaret Beckett - 2003 - UN

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Reed is active on matters relating to the church and to international development and Fairtrade.

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Following his resignation from the Government in 2003 (over his opposition to the Iraq war), Reed was subsequently recalled to the Government to be part of Gordon Brown's ministerial team at the Treasury in 2005.

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He is currently Private Parliament Secretary to the Paymaster General Dawn Primarolo

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