Vernon Coaker
Vernon Rodney Coaker (born 17 June 1953) is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling since 1997.[1]
Vernon Coaker | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Ivan Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Dave Anderson |
| In office 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Shaun Woodward |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Lewis |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 13 September 2015 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Maria Eagle |
| Minister of State for Schools | |
| In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Jim Knight |
| Succeeded by | Nick Gibb |
| Member of Parliament for Gedling | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Mitchell |
| Majority | 2,986 (6.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vernon Rodney Coaker 17 June 1953 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Heaton |
| Children | Daughter and son |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick Nottingham Trent University |
| Website | Official website |
He also served as the Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013, and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June 2016 from the Shadow Cabinet.
References
- ↑ Vernon Coaker: 'I've had disagreements with Jeremy Corbyn's policies'. 28 September 2015. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/debateni/vernon-coaker-ive-had-disagreements-with-jeremy-corbyns-policies-31558987.html. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
Other websites
- Vernon Coaker website Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine