Robert William 'Bob' Ainsworth (b. 19 June 1952) is the British Member of Parliament for Coventry North East. He is a member of the Labour Party. He is a the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Coventry North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... John Hughes was Labour Member of Parliament for Coventry North East in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 1992. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Coventry North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. ...

Born in Coventry and attended the local Foxford Comprehensive School, he first became active in politics as a trade unionist at the Jaguar Cars plant in Coventry, where he worked from 1971. He had served in many capacities within the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union there, including four years as the Branch President. During 1982 and 1983 he was a candidate member of the International Marxist Group, but he was never a full member of that organisation. In 1984 he was elected to the Coventry City Council, and was its deputy leader from 1989–1992. He became MP for Coventry North East in 1992 after the sitting MP, John Hughes, was de-selected by the Constituency Labour Party. He stepped down from the city council the following year. For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ... Manufacturing, Science and Finance (or the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union; almost exclusively known as MSF) was a trade union in Britain. ... The International Marxist Group (IMG) was a Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom between 1964 and 1987. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... John Hughes was Labour Member of Parliament for Coventry North East in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 1992. ... A Constituency Labour Party (CLP) is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales. ...

He has been an ever present member of Tony Blair's government. From 1997–2001 he served as a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury. In January 2001 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Mandelson resigned from government over what had become known as the Hinduja Scandal, in the reshuffle which followed, Ainsworth was promoted as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the former Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions. Following the 2001 General Election he was moved sideways to the Home Office where he remained until 2003 when he became the Deputy Chief Whip also known as the Treasurer of the Household. On 29 June 2007 he was replaced by Nick Brown and moved to become the new Minister of State for Defence, replacing Adam Ingram. 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... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Hinduja brothers — Srichand (born 28 November 1935), Gopichand (born 29 February 1940) and Prakash — are an Indian business family. ... 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. ... The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was a UK Cabinet position created in 1997, with responsibility for the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions. ... 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. ... 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. ... The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Stewards Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the governments Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st 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 in the 21st Century. ... Nicholas Hugh Nick Brown (born 13 June 1950, Rockford, Kent) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. ... There are two Scottish politician called Adam Ingram The Rt Hon. ...

Or to put it another way;

Robert William 'Bob' Ainsworth

Bob was born in Coventry and after his 11 plus he attended the local Foxford Comprehensive School (is this a fail?). After leaving school and finding employment at Jaguar he soon realised that as a trade unionist at the Jaguar Cars plant you don’t need to actually work for a living. From 1971 he had skived in many Union positions within the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union, including four years as the Chief rabble riser, the “Branch President”.

During 1982 and 1983 while members of the Armed Forces where heroically taking back the Falkland Islands, he was a candidate member of the International Marxist Group, but apparently he was never a full member of that organization (A bit like Jerry Adams not quite being a full member of the IRA). In 1984 he was elected to the Coventry City Council, and was its deputy leader from 1989–1992. After finding out that you can claim far more in expenses working in Westminster he became MP for Coventry North East in 1992 after the sitting MP, John Hughes, was de-selected by the Constituency Labour Party for individual thinking.

He has been an ever present supporter of Tony Blair's government. From 1997–2001 he served as a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury. In January 2001 Ainsworth was promoted to be the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the former Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions after climbing over Peter Mandelson lifeless body after Mandelson resigned from government over what had become known as the Hinduja Scandal . Following the 2001 General Election he was moved sideways to the Home Office where he remained until 2003 when he became the Deputy Chief Whip making friends and influencing disaffected Labour MPs everywhere.

On 29 June 2007 he became the new Minister of State for Defence obviously because of his never swerving support of the Forces and deep knowledge of the inner workings of defense.

Some of the things Bob has voted for,

Bob is strongly for equal gay rights, so if you’re a 16 year old boy who is being rodgered up the backside by grown men, bobs on your side!

Bob wants us all to have an ID card, which is essentially a pointless piece of plastic which the police can demand to see so they know whose human rights they are denying. A well spent few billions I think!

Bob loves trident and war, he voted to replace our nuclure deterant and to spank Saddam. Pity they didn’t just use trident on Saddam and the Taliban then he would have a good reason to get new rockets to replace the ones we used.

Bob loves foxes and hates people who chase them.

External links

• Coventry North East Constituency Labour Party Local Labour Party site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Bob Ainsworth
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Bob Ainsworth MP