Malcolm Wicks
Born
1947
Hatfield
School
Elizabeth College
Overseas
University
University of North London
In office
9.2 years
Longer than 87% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation
In government
GB
Appointed by Gordon Brown
1 post · 2007–2008
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Minister for Energy
TB
Appointed by Tony Blair
4 posts · 1999–2007
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Minister for Energy
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Minister for Pensions
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DWP
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Minister for Lifelong Learning
Career
Before Parliament 8
Date unknown 1
Bills sponsored
2
private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor
1
of them became law
Private member's bills 2
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Became law
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 20102009 · Private member's bill (Lords) · co-sponsor
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Passed second reading, then ran out of time
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill2009 · Private member's bill (ballot)
Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.