The Rt Hon. Andy Burnham
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 28 June 2007 – present
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Stephen Timms
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Member of Parliament for Leigh
In office 7 June 2001 – present
Preceded by	Lawrence Cunliffe
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Majority	17,272 (47.3%)
Born	January 07, 1970 (1970-01-07) (age 37) Liverpool, UK
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Website	Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew Burnham MP

The Rt Hon. Andrew Murray Burnham MP (born January 7, 1970) is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for the Greater Manchester constituency of Leigh and has been Chief Secretary to the Treasury since June 28, 2007. Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For other people with the same name, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Stephen Creswell Timms (born 29 July 1955, Oldham, Lancashire) is a politician in the United Kingdom and is currently Minister of State for Competitiveness at the newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. ... Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Lawrence Cunliffe (born March 25, 1929) is a British politician. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Early Life

Andy Burnham was born in Liverpool, the son of a telephone engineer, and raised in Culcheth in Warrington, close to the village of Lowton (which is at the southern end of the Leigh Parliamentary Constituency). He was educated at St Aelred's Roman Catholic High School (now St Aelred's Catholic Technology College) on Birley Street in Newton-le-Willows and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from where he was awarded an MA (Hons) in English. Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... Culcheth is a very large village to the north-east of Warrington, England, approximately 6. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lowton is an area in Greater Manchester, England and is a component part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Location within the British Isles. ... College name Fitzwilliam College Motto Ex antiquis et novissimis optima (Latin: The best of old and new) Named after Fitzwilliam Museum, named after the 7th Viscount FitzWilliam, named after Fitzwilliam Street, original location Established 1966 Previously named Fitzwilliam Hall (Non collegiate) (1869-1924) Fitzwilliam House (Non collegiate) (1924-1966) Location... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...

Joining the Labour Party

He joined the Labour Party aged just 14 in 1984 during the miners strike, and was a researcher to Tessa Jowell MP from 1994 until after the 1997 General Election. He joined the Transport and General Workers Union in 1995. After the 1997 election he was briefly a parliamentary officer for the NHS Confederation from August until December 1997, before taking up the post as an administrator with the Football Task Force for a year. In 1998, he became a special advisor to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Smith, where he remained until his election to parliament. He joined the UNISON trade union in 2000. Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The miners strike of 1984-5 was a major piece of industrial action affecting the British coal industry. ... Tessa Jowell (born September 17, 1947 in London) is a British politician who is Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for the Olympics, following the selection of London to host the 2012 Olympic Games. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ... The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it is known as the Amalgamated TGWU - with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... The NHS Confederation is an association of English National Health Service (NHS) bodies and organisations associated with the NHS. It is an independent organisation which includes amongst its objectives: influencing health policy and the wider public debate supporting health leaders with information-sharing, networking and tailor-made services promoting excellence... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. ... Christopher Robert Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, PC (born 24 July 1951) is a British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Unison (disambiguation). ... A trade union or labour union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Member of Parliament

Andy Burnham contested the safe Labour seat of Leigh at the 2001 General Election following the retirement of Lawrence Cunliffe. He was elected with a majority of 16,362, and gave his maiden speech on July 4, 2001 [1]. Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Lawrence Cunliffe (born March 25, 1929) is a British politician. ... A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected representative in such bodies as the House of Commons or the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In government

Following his election to parliament, he became a member of the Health Select Committee from 2001 until 2003, when he was appointed the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Home Secretary David Blunkett. Following Blunkett's first resignation in 2004 he became the PPS to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Ruth Kelly. He was promoted to serve in Tony Blair's government after the 2005 General Election as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for identity cards legislation. The Health Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... David Blunkett (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside since 1987. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secretary of State for Education and Skills is the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government. ... Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968) is a British politician. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... German identity document sample An identity document is a piece of documentation designed to prove the identity of the person carrying it. ...

In the government reshuffle of 5 May 2006, Burnham was promoted from the Home Office to a Minister of State at the Department of Health. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... The Department of Health headquarters in Whitehall The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government. ...

In Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle of 28th June 2007, Burnham was promoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Redirected from 28th June) This article is in need of attention. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. ...

Personal Life

Andy Burnham married Marie-France Van Heel in 2000, who is the Head of Marketing for Littlewoods Game On, and they have a son and two daughters. He is the honorary Chairman of Leigh Rugby League Club and a supporter of Everton Football Club. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Littlewoods Pools is the UKs leading operator of football pools betting games. ... Leigh Centurions are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Everton Football Club are an English football club from the city of Liverpool, founded in 1878. ...

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew Burnham MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Andy Burnham MP
• Voting record at the Public Whip
• BBC Politics page

Audio clips

• Interview with GMR after 2005 election

Video clips

• Delivering 18 week NHS target