Brian David Jenkins (born 19 September 1942, South Wales) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and current Member of Parliament for Tamworth in Staffordshire. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main left-wing political party of the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Tamworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...

He is a graduate of the London School of Economics. He was elected to the House of Commons at the South East Staffordshire by-election in April 1996, following the death of Conservative Party MP David Lightbown. The Tamworth constituency was abolished in boundary changes at the 1997 general election, when he was returned to Parliament for the new Tamworth constituency. He was re-elected at the 2001 general election and again in 2005. The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university[2] and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on April 11, 1996 following the death of sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lincoln Lightbown. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... Sir David Lincoln Lightbown (30 November 1932—12 December 1995) was the Conservative MP for Staffordshire South East from 1983 until he died in office in 1995. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Tamworth 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. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

He was Leader of Tamworth Borough Council 1995-96.

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External links

• ePolitix - Brian Jenkins MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Brian Jenkins MP
• Brian Jenkins' Page at the Labour Party
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Brian Jenkins MP