Derek Twigg | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans | |
| In office 6 September 2006 – 5 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Tom Watson |
| Succeeded by | Kevan Jones |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 6 September 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Tom Harris |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Schools | |
| In office 16 December 2004 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Stephen Twigg |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Adonis |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 16 December 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Phil Woolas |
| Succeeded by | Gillian Merron |
| Member of Parliament for Widnes and Halewood Halton (1997–2024) | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Oakes |
| Majority | 16,425 (43.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1959 Widnes, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | derektwigg |
John Derek Twigg (born 9 July 1959) is a British Labour Party politician who currently serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Widnes and Halewood since 2024, and for its predecessor constituency, Halton, from the 1997 general election until its abolition in 2024.