Andrew John Reed (born 17 September 1964) is a British Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the Loughborough constituency. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This article is about the British political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Loughborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

He spent the first two years of his life living on the Netherhall Estate in Leicester before moving to Birstall in 1966 where he became involved in the Boys' Brigade and the local Methodist Church. In 1983–1987 he studied at De Montfort University (then called Leicester Polytechnic) where he completed a BA (Hons) degree in Public Administration. Reed joined the Labour Party in 1983/84 and in 1987 he was elected as a Parish Councillor, a position he held until 1991. Between 1988 and 1994, he served as a governor at his old school, Stonehill High. In 1991 he moved to Sileby where he stayed until 1997, becoming a governor at Highgate Primary School in 1994. Reed worked on the John Smith leadership campaign in 1992 as a coordinator for the East Midlands. He was elected to the Sileby Ward of Charnwood Borough Council in May 1995. Reed now lives in Quorn with his wife Sarah, whom he married in 1992, and their two children. Leicester city centre, looking towards clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ... Birstall is a large village north of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Boys Brigade Modern Logo The Boys Brigade (BB) is an international non-denominational Christian youth organization. ... The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DeMontfort University is also the name of a fictional university in The Class Menagerie and i. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... In the United Kingdom, School Governors are the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance (http://www. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sileby is a village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, between Leicester and Loughborough. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Right Honourable John Smith QC (September 13, 1938 – May 12, 1994) was a Scottish and British politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his sudden and unexpected death from a heart attack on 12 May 1994 at the age of 55, which stunned... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ... Charnwood is a local government district with borough status in northern Leicestershire, England. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quorndon is a village in Leicestershire, England. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Reed worked as a Parliamentary assistant to Keith Vaz from 1987 until 1988 when he joined Leicester City Council, working in Urban Regeneration on the Inner Area Programme and later as a Project Officer for Recreation & Arts. He joined Leicestershire County Council in 1990 as an Employment Officer in the Employment Initiatives Team. He then joined the Economic Development Section where he dealt with voluntary sector employment projects before becoming the European Affairs Officer for the County Council in 1994–1997. Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz known simply as Keith Vaz (born November 26, 1956) is a British politician, and MP for Leicester East for the Labour party. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ... This article is about the year. ... The voluntary sector of a nations economy consists of those entities which are not for profit and yet, at the same time, are not agencies of the state - i. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although he first stood for Parliament in Loughborough in 1992, Andy Reed was not elected until the subsequent election in 1997 when the previous MP, Conservative Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell, moved with his key rural voters to the newly created Charnwood constituency after a boundary change. Prior to the 2001 election Reed served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Culture, Media and Sport ministerial team, working with Chris Smith, Alan Howarth, Janet Anderson and Minister of Sport Kate Hoey. In 2001 he was returned with an increased majority and became the PPS to Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett, but resigned in 2003 in protest at the Government's decision to support a US-led invasion of Iraq without a UN resolution. He retained his seat in the 2005 election but with a reduced majority, and was recalled to the Government to be a PPS to the Treasury ministerial team, working with the Paymaster-General Dawn Primarolo. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... The Right Honourable Stephen James Dorrell (born March 25, 1952) is an English politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for Charnwood. ... Charnwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... 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 Rt. ... Janet Anderson (born 6 December 1949) is the British Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen. ... Catharine Letitia Hoey, known as Kate Hoey (born June 21, 1946, Belfast) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the succesor to the positions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State for the Environment. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Mary Beckett (January 15, 1943 in Ashton-under-Lyne) is a British politician. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20 and consisted mainly of United States and United Kingdom forces. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The new eastern entrance to HM Treasury HM Treasury (Her/His Majestys Treasury) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for and putting into effect the UK Governments financial and economic policy. ... Paymaster-General is a ministerial position in UK. Former holders of this post include: Lord John Russell 1830-1834 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1834-1835 Sir Henry Brook Parnell 1835-1841 Edward John Stanley 1841 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1841-1845 William Bingham Baring 1845-1846 Thomas Babington Macaulay 1846-1848 The... The Right Honourable Dawn Primarolo (born May 2, 1954, London, Mrs Ian Ducat) is a British Member of Parliament for Bristol South. ...

Reed is a member of various All–Party Parliamentary Groups and is an officer in the following: Bermuda–Britain (Secretary), Christians in Parliament (Vice–Chair), Debt, Aid & Trade (Secretary) and Sports (Secretary). He is also Chair of the Sports Caucus, a small group of MPs with a common interest in sport and captained the winning House of Commons swimming team in the Lords vs. Commons swimming gala in 2000, 2002 and 2004. British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... A breaststroke swimmer A dog swimming Swimming is a technique to move unaided through water. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... A Swimming gala is a usually amateur swimming competion between clubs or froups of swimmers. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

A keen sportsman, Reed is the President of Birstall Rugby Football Club and Chaired East Midlands Sport in 2000–2003, has been Chair of the Shadow Board of the County Sports Partnership for Leicestershire since 2004 and also Chairs the National Strategic Partnership for Volunteers in Sport. He is active on matters relating to the church as well as international development and Fair trade. A Rugby player Rugby football refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Fair trade products shown at XI Unctad. ...

External links

• Andy Reed MP – official site
• BBC News – MP speaks of resignation 'regret'
• Christians in Parliament
• Birstall Rugby Football Club
• Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Andy Reed MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com – Andy Reed MP