Barry Gardiner

Barry Gardiner

MP
Barry Gardiner; MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 July 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Office established
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
	In office; 27 June 2016 – 8 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Lisa Nandy
Succeeded by	Clive Lewis (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
	In office; 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jo Swinson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs
	In office; 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Jim Knight
Succeeded by	Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Delivery, Efficiency and Competitiveness
	In office; 10 May 2005 – 5 May 2006
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 2 April 2004 – 10 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Jane Kennedy
Succeeded by	Jeff Rooker
Member of Parliament; for Brent North
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Rhodes Boyson
Majority	8,079 (15.6%)
Personal details
Born	Barry Strachan Gardiner; 10 March 1957 (age 67); Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Caroline Anne Smith
Children	4
Alma mater	University of St Andrews; Harvard University; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Website	Official website

Barry Strachan Gardiner (born 10 March 1957) is a British Labour Party politician. He is the Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade since 2016. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent North since 1997.

Gardiner worked under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Office, the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry, the Department of Trade and Industry and finally in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.^[2]

Barry Gardiner Media

Gardiner giving his speech at the 2016 Labour Party Conference
Padma Shri Ribbon

References

↑ No. 61961. 19 June 2017. p. 11776. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61961/page/11776
↑ "Barry Gardiner:Former Labour MP for Brent North". Theyworkforyou.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[1] No. 61961. 19 June 2017. p. 11776. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61961/page/11776

[twfy-2] "Barry Gardiner:Former Labour MP for Brent North". Theyworkforyou.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

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Barry Gardiner MP


Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Office established
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 27 June 2016 – 8 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Lisa Nandy
Succeeded by	Clive Lewis (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jo Swinson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs
In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Jim Knight
Succeeded by	Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Delivery, Efficiency and Competitiveness
In office 10 May 2005 – 5 May 2006
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 2 April 2004 – 10 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Jane Kennedy
Succeeded by	Jeff Rooker
Member of Parliament for Brent North
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Rhodes Boyson
Majority	8,079 (15.6%)

Personal details
Born	Barry Strachan Gardiner^[1] (1957-03-10) 10 March 1957 (age 67) Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Caroline Anne Smith
Children	4
Alma mater	University of St Andrews Harvard University Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Website	Official website