Malcolm Hunt Wicks (born 1 July 1947, Hatfield) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for Croydon North, and a member of the Labour Party. He was first elected in 1992 and had previously contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1987. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mark Hatfield Hatfield is the name of some places around the world. ... 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. ... For other Croydons see Croydon (disambiguation) Croydon is a large suburban town and commercial centre to the south of London and forms part of the Greater London conurbation. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, North West London Polytechnic and the London School of Economics. Before becoming an MP, Malcolm worked in the Urban Deprivation Unit of the Home Office, and was a lecturer and Director of the Family Policy Studies Centre. He has been the author and co-author of many publications, including a pioneering work on hypothermia, Old and Cold: hypothermia and social policy. Elizabeth College is or was the name of several institutions of secondary or higher education, including: | Elizabeth College - a senior secondary college, located on Elizabeth Street in North Hobart, Tasmania. ... London Metropolitan University was formed in August 2002 by the amalgamation of London Guildhall University and the University of North London. ... 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 based in London, often regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution with unrivalled diversity. ... 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. ...

Malcolm is one of a handful of MPs whose Private Member's Bill reached the statute books becoming the Carers (Recognition & Services) Act 1995, recognising the needs of family carers for the first time. A Private Members Bill is a proposed law introduced by a member of parliament, whether from the government or the opposition side, to that legislature or parliament. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mr Wicks was Chairman of the Education Select Committee from 1998 until his July 1999 appointment as Minister for Lifelong Learning in the Department for Education and Employment. Following that he was Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions between July 2001 and May 2005, when he was appointed as Minister for Energy at the Department of Trade and Industry in the post-election Cabinet reshuffle. A Select Committee of the British Parliament is a committee made up of a small number of members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ... The Department for Work and Pensions is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ...

Malcolm was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire to Arthur Wicks and the late Daisy Wicks. He married Margaret Baron in 1968 and has three children. Arms of Hatfield Rural District Council Map sources for Hatfield, Hertfordshire at grid reference TL234086 Hatfield is a town in Hertfordshire, England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire or Harfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

External links

• Malcolm Wicks official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Malcolm Wicks MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Malcolm Wicks MP