Barry Strachan Gardiner (born March 10, 1957, Glasgow) is a british politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Brent North. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 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. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London which is surrounded by other boroughs: Harrow to the northwest, Barnet to the northeast, Camden to the east and Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to the south. ...

He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, the University of St Andrews, the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and he has been described as "one of the best educated and most internationally experienced MPs." (Andrew Roth, The Guardian) Haileybury College is an English public school founded in 1862. ... The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410 and 1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the anglophone world. ... John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cambridge Motto There is a toast, Floreat antiqua domus (May the old house flourish), from which the colleges nickname, Old House, is derived Named after The citys Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

He had previously been an insurance adjuster, and won his seat in the1997 election, replacing Rhodes Boyson. He is chair of Labour Friends of India. In May 2005, he was appointed parliamentary under-secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry. Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of potential financial loss. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Right Honourable Sir Rhodes Boyson is an author and politician in the United Kingdom, and former Conservative member of Parliament for Brent North. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ...

External link

• Barry Gardiner official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Barry Gardiner MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Barry Gardiner MP