Stephen Creswell Timms (born 29 July 1955, Oldham, Lancashire) is a politician in the United Kingdom and is currently Minister of State for Competitiveness at the newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for East Ham, and was first elected in a by-election in 1994. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 399 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1503 pixel, file size: 266 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo owned by Stephen Timms and published by him under the GNU Free Documentation License. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd 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. ... For other people with the same name, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... East Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Newham North East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Ronald Leighton (24 January 1930—28 February 1994) was a British Labour politician. ... July 29 is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... July 29 is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is a United Kingdom government department. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... East Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

Early Life

Timms was educated at Farnborough Grammar School and read mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Before entering politics, Timms worked in the telecommunications industry for 15 years, first for Logica and then for Ovum, where he was the manager responsible for producing reports on the future of telecommunications. He was married in 1986, and has lived in the East London Borough of Newham since 1979. Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... of the Emmanuel College College name Emmanuel College Named after Jesus Christ (Emmanuel) Established 1584 Location St Andrews Street Admittance Men and women Master The Lord Wilson of Dinton Undergraduates 500 Graduates 100 Sister college Exeter College, Oxford College Website Boat Club Wesite Emmanuel front court and the Wren... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... LogicaCMG is a telecommunications and IT consultancy company. ... Ovum Ltd. ...

Early Political Career

Timms was elected as a councillor on Newham Council in a by-election in 1984 and served as Leader of the Council from 1990 to 1994. Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

In 1994 Stephen was elected to Parliament as MP for Newham North East; for the next election, his consituency was merged with part of Newham South, and in 1997 he was elected MP for the resulting new consituency of East Ham. East Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. ...

He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Andrew Smith from May 1997 to March 1998, and to Mo Mowlam from March to July 1998

Ministerial Career

In 1998 Stephen was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security, rising to Minister of State in that department the following year. He went on to serve as as Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness and Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services at the Department of Trade and Industry; Minister of State for School Standards at the Department for Education and Skills; Minister of State for Pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions; and has twice served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, from 1999 to 2001 and September 2004 to May 2005. Electronic commerce, EC, e-commerce or ecommerce consists primarily of the distributing, buying, selling, marketing, and servicing of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... The Department for Education and Skills 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. ... Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury. ...

In May 2006 he was promoted to the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, serving until June 28 2007, when he was dropped from the cabinet by new Prime Minister Gordon Brown. A fortnight later it was announced that he had been given the role of Minister of State for Competitiveness at the newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... For other people with the same name, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is a United Kingdom government department. ...

His portfolio at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform is: ^[1] The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is a United Kingdom government department. ...

• Enterprise, growth & business investment
• Strengthening regional economies
• Small business service including business support simplification
• Business sectors including: E-commerce; Communications and Information Industries; Creative Industries; Retail; Bioscience; Pharmaceuticals; Chemicals; Construction; Automotive; Manufacturing; Steel
• British Shipbuilders (health claims)
• Corporate governance
• Companies Act implementation
• Companies House
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Shareholder Executive general oversight with specific responsibility for the Industrial Development Unit

He describes himself as a "Christian Socialist". This article is about politics that is a conjunction of Christianity and Socialism. ...

References

1. ^ Ministerial Portfolios at a Glance. Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.

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See also

• Cabinet of the United Kingdom

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External links

• Stephen Timms MP official site
• Department for Work and Pensions - Stephen Timms official profile
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Stephen Timms MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Stephen Timms MP

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