Labour
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CHAPMAN, Ben
Member for Wirral South since 1997. Committees:
Member, Labour Party Departmental Committees for Culture, Media and Sport since 2001; Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-2001, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1997-2001, Trade and Industry 1997-2001, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary British-Turkey Group 1997-2001; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Cleaning and Hygiene Products Industry Group since 1999; Chair, Hong Kong-China SAR Committee (Co-Chair) since 1998; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Britain-China Group since 1997; Member, APP Romania Group, APP America Group, APP Korea Group, APP Singapore Group, APP Philippines Group, APP Falkland Islands Group, APP Beer Group, APP Indonesia Group, APP Lebanon Group, APP Kenya Group, APP Croatia Group, APP Cyprus Group, APP Canadian Group, APP Burma, APP Tanzania Group, APP Jazz Group, APP Cricket Group, APP Rugby League Group, APP Objective One Group; Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP as Minister of State, Department of Culture Media and Sport (Minister for Sport) since 2001; Minister of State, DTI (Minister for Trade) 1999-2001;.Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning) 1997-99. Special political interests: Economic development, regional development, trade and industry, foreign affairs, China, Pacific Rim. Profession/Trade: Civil servant. Education: Appleby Grammar School, Westmorland. Affiliations: Member, UNISON; Member, MSF. Hobbies: Opera, theatre, music, reading, walking, sculpture.
b. 8 July 1940, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. Married with three children.
Constituency: Wirral South
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