Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston since 1997. Committees: Parliamentary Representative, Convention on Future of Europe. Political career: Foreign Affairs 2001; Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 1999-2001; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Paul Boateng MP 1998-99; Member, Select Committee on Social Security 1997-98. Special political interests: Pensions, manufacturing, constitutional reform. Profession/Trade: Law lecturer. Education: Staatl Realschule Vilsbiburg; Manchester Polytechnic; University of London, LLB. Languages spoken: German.
b. 26 November 1955, Velden/Vils (Germany). Marriage dissolved, with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	16,465	43.8	-5.3	18,517	49.1
Conservative	14,116	37.5	0.9	13,819	36.1
Lib Dem	5,185	13.8	1.8	4,528	12
Green	1,116	3.0	-	-	-
UKIP	749	2.0	-	-	-
Pro-Euro Con	-	-	-	454	1.2
Soc Lab	-	-		431	1.1
Majority	2,349	6.2	-	4,698	12.4
Turnout	37,631	58.0	2.0	37,749	56