Member for Norwich South since 1997. Committees: Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum; Member, Treasury Select Committee; Chair, All-Party Cycling Group.
Political career: Secretary of State for the Home Department since 2004; Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2002-04; Party Chair and Minister Without Portfolio 2001-02; Minister of State at the Home Office 1999-2001; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards 1998-99. Education: Kings College, Cambridge, BSc (Hons), Maths and Economics.
b. 21 September 1950. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	15,904	37.7	-7.8	19,367	45.5
Lib Dem	12,251	29.0	6.4	9,640	22.6
Conservative	9,567	22.7	-2.1	10,551	24.8
Green	3,101	7.4	4.0	1,434	3.4
UKIP	597	1.4	0.3	473	1.1
Eng Dem	466	1.1	-	-	-
L Cannabis	219	0.5	-0.9	620	1.5
Workers	85	0.2	-	-	-
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	507	1.2
Majority	3,653	8.7		8,816	20.7
Turnout	42,190	59.9	-4.8	42,592	64.7