Jim Fitzpatrick | |
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| Shadow Minister for Aviation, Shipping and Road Safety | |
| In office 11 October 2010 – 11 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Burden |
| Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment | |
| In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Jane Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | James Paice |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 28 June 2007 – 8 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Gillian Merron |
| Succeeded by | Chris Mole |
| Minister for London | |
| In office 6 May 2005 – 28 June 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Keith Hill |
| Succeeded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 6 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Gerry Sutcliffe |
| Succeeded by | John Heppell |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Anne McGuire |
| Succeeded by | Joan Ryan |
| Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse Poplar and Canning Town (1997–2010) | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Apsana Begum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1952 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Lowe (divorced) Sheila[1] |
| Children | 2 (with Lowe)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Fire_LS_%26_GC_Medal_ribbon.png){kind=small} Fire Brigade Medal |
| Website | www.jimfitzpatrick.org.uk |
James Fitzpatrick (born 4 April 1952) is a British politician and former firefighter who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 to 2019, for Poplar and Canning Town until 2010 and for Poplar and Limehouse until his retirement. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Fitzpatrick served as Minister of State for Farming and the Environment at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the Brown ministry. In June 2019, he announced that he would not stand for reelection to Parliament.
- ^ a b Millward, David (13 August 2009). "Jim Fitzpatrick: profile of a sure-footed minister". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.