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Stephen Twigg
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Stephen Twigg (born 25 December 1966) is a British Labour Co-op politician who has served as the 8th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association since August 2020. He served as Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 1997 to 2005, and for Liverpool West Derby from 2010 to 2019.
Stephen Twigg | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
8th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | |
Assumed office August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Karimulla Akbar Khan |
Chair of the International Development Committee | |
In office 19 May 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Malcolm Bruce |
Succeeded by | Sarah Champion |
Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
In office 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Andy Burnham |
Succeeded by | Tristram Hunt |
Minister of State for School Standards | |
In office 16 December 2004 – 5 May 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | David Miliband |
Succeeded by | Jacqui Smith |
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
In office 11 June 2001 – 29 May 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Leader | Robin Cook |
Preceded by | Paddy Tipping |
Succeeded by | Ben Bradshaw |
Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bob Wareing |
Succeeded by | Ian Byrne |
Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Michael Portillo |
Succeeded by | David Burrowes |
44th President of the National Union of Students | |
In office 1990–1992 | |
Preceded by | Maeve Sherlock |
Succeeded by | Lorna Fitzsimons |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-12-25) 25 December 1966 (age 57) Enfield, London, England |
Political party | Labour Co-op |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
He came to national prominence in 1997 by winning the seat of Defence Secretary Michael Portillo. Twigg was made the Minister of State for School Standards in 2004, a job he held until he lost his seat in 2005.[1] He returned to parliament in 2010, after he was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby when longtime MP Bob Wareing retired.
Following Ed Miliband's election to the Labour leadership, he made Twigg a Shadow Foreign Office Minister. In his October 2011 reshuffle, Miliband promoted Twigg to the post of Shadow Secretary of State for Education.[2][3] However, on 7 October 2013 he was replaced in the reshuffle.[4]