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Jim Fitzpatrick MP
Member of Parliament for Poplar and Canning Town
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 May 1997
Preceded by	new constituency
Born	4 April 1952 (1952-04-04) (age 56) Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Labour
Religion	Roman Catholic

James "Jim" Fitzpatrick (born April 4, 1952) is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Poplar and Canning Town and is a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 94th day of the year (95th 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 Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the country. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th 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. ... 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 is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ...

Early life and entry into politics

Jim Fitzpatrick was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was educated locally at the Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Crosshill. From 1970 he was a trainee with Tytrak in Glasgow, before moving to London in 1973 to become a driver with Mintex. In 1974 he became a firefighter with the London Fire Brigade, being awarded the long service medal in 1994, he left the brigade on his election to Westminster. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Holyrood R.C. Secondary, commonly referred to as Holyrood, is a Catholic secondary school in the south-side of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Crosshill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Driving (disambiguation). ... This article is about the profession. ... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ...

He was for a number of years in the 1970s a member of the Socialist Workers Party but left it around 1981. At the time he was noted for his trade union militancy in the Fire Brigades Union. The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a political party of the far left in England It sees itself as standing in the revolutionary socialist tradition. ... The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the main union for firefighters in the United Kingdom. ...

He was elected as the chair of the Barking Constituency Labour Party for a year in 1989, and was chairman of the Greater London Labour Party for nine years from 1991. Barking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...

Parliament

He was elected to the House of Commons for the newly created seat of Poplar and Canning Town in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets at the 1997 General Election with a majority of 18,915 and has remained the MP there since. He made his maiden speech on June 17, 1997. Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... 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 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

In parliament he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Alan Milburn in 1999, remaining Milburn's PPS when he became the Secretary of State for Health later in the same year. After the 2001 General Election he became a member of the Tony Blair government as an Assistant Government Whip, becoming a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury (Government Whip) in 2002. He was again promoted within the Whips Office in 2003 when he became the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household. He has been a junior minister at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister since the 2005 General Election with the role of Minister for London, a role he took with him on his subsequent move to the DTI in May 2006. In 2007 he argued against a CWU strike saying it will harm their cause, something which is seen as a large turnaround from his previous days in a Trotskyist group. On 29 June 2007 he moved to become the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport and was replaced as Minister for London by Tessa Jowell. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. ... Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958, Tow Law, County Durham) is a British politician. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... 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. ... 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 new eastern entrance to HM Treasury HM Treasury, in full Her Majestys Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the UK Governments financial and economic policy. ... A junior whip in the House of Commons and an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... 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. ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ... Tessa Jowell (born 17 September 1947 in London) is a British politician. ...

On 10 August 2007 it was announced that the leader of Respect, George Galloway, would stand against Fitzpatrick for the new seat of Poplar and Limehouse at the next general election. For other uses, see 10 (disambiguation). ... August 2007 is the eighth month of that year. ... Respect – The Unity Coalition is a left wing political party in England and Wales founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician, author and talkshow host noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ... Poplar and Limehouse will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Under the provisions of the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949, the next United Kingdom general election must be held on or before 3 June 2010, barring exceptional circumstances. ...

Personal life

He married Jane Lowe in 1980 and they have a son and a daughter; they have since divorced. He follows the fortunes of West Ham United F.C., and is a supporter of the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. Matrimony redirects here. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... This article is about the elected mayor of Greater London. ... Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is the outgoing Mayor of London, a post he has held from its creation in 2000 until 2008. ...

Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Speaker of the House of Lords Hélène Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Gerard Sutcliffe (born May 13, 1953, Salford) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... A junior whip in the House of Commons and an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... John Heppell (born 3 November 1948, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Jim Fitzpatrick official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jim Fitzpatrick MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Jim Fitzpatrick MP
• BBC Newsnight Interview