Bob Ainsworth
Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP is a member of parliament for the constituency of Coventry North East, he is a member of the Labour Party and has been in office since 1992.
Biography
He was bor in 19. June 1952. He attended the Foxford Comprehensive School.
Political Career
Bob is the Member of Parliament for Coventry North East. He has represented Coventry North East since 1992 and has held a number of ministerial positions throughout his time in parliament. Prior to being elected to parliament, Bob worked for Jaguar Cars in Coventry. During his time at Jaguar Bob became active politically as a trade unionist holding positions such as Shop Steward and Sheet Metal Workers Union Branch President. Between 1984 and 1992, Bob was a Coventry City Councillor during in which time he became Deputy Leader of the Council and Chairman of the Finance Committee. In 1992, Bob was elected as the Member of Parliament for Coventry North East. He was initial appointed as an opposition whip, then a Government Whip from 1997-2001. Between 2001 and 2003 he held positions in the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Home Office before being appointed Government Deputy Chief Whip in 2003. He became a member of the Privy Council in February 2005. In June 2007 Bob moved to the Ministry of Defence becoming the Minister of State for the Armed Forces. In June 2009, Bob was appointed to the Cabinet replacing John Hutton as the Secretary of State for Defence. From May 2010 to September 2010 Bob held the position of Shadow Defence Secretary. He has since stepped down from the Shadow Cabinet, to spend more time focusing on constituency issues although Bob retains a keen interest in foreign affairs and was elected to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee in November 2010. In 2012, Bob was nominated to Chair the Joint Committee on the Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill, which was appointed to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny into the draft Bill and the policies it seeks to implement. The Joint Committee has now concluded this work and published its Report on 27 November 2012.
Roles
- Foreign Affairs Committee (2010-13)
- Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (2010-12)
- Administration Committee (2005-07)
- Selection Committee (2003-07)
- Finance and Services Committee (2003-05)
- Environment (1993-95)
