Vernon Rodney Coaker (born June 17, 1953) is the LabourMember of Parliament for Gedling, Nottinghamshire, in the United Kingdom. He originally won the seat in the 1997 election, defeating Andrew Mitchell. He is a government whip, serving as Lord Commissioner in the House of Commons. Before entering Parliament, he worked as a teacher and local councillor, and plays an active role in education debates. He is also keen on environmental and animal welfare issues. Prior to his present role as a government whip he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 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. ... Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Andrew John Bower Mitchell (born 23 March 1956) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that some or all animals, especially those under human care, should be treated in such a way that they do not suffer unnecessarily. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The Right Honourable Tessa Jane Helena Douglas Jowell (born September 17, 1947) is a British politician who is Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. ...
Coaker is married and has two children.
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Vernon Coaker MP
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