Iain Wright | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| Chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee | |
| In office 18 June 2015 – 12 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Adrian Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Reeves |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Sarah McCarthy-Fry (as PUS for Schools and Learners) |
| Member of Parliament for Hartlepool | |
| In office 30 September 2004 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Mandelson |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iain David Wright 9 May 1972 Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Tiffiny Wright[1] |
| Alma mater | University College London |
Iain David Wright (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 2004 to 2017, and served also as the Chairman of Business Innovation and Skills Committee. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for apprenticeships, and 14 to 19 reform in the Department for Children, Schools and Families until 11 May 2010.
In April 2017, he announced that he would not be seeking re election at the snap election of 2017.[2] On 12 July 2017, fellow Labour MP Rachel Reeves succeeded Wright as Chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee.[3]
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- ^ Horton, Helena (19 April 2017). "Who are the Labour MPs who will not be standing in the 2017 general election?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Editorial (12 July 2017). "The Guardian view on select committees: chairs of power - Editorial". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.