COAKER, Vernon

Member for Gedling (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Gedling 1997-2010. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2011; Shadow Minister for Policing since 2010; Shadow Minister for Education 2010; Minister of State, Department of Children, Schools and Families 2009-10; Minister of State (Policing, Crime and Security) 2008-09; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Crime Reduction) 2006-08; Government Whip 2005-06; Assistant Government Whip 2003-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tessa Jowell as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2002-03; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Estelle Morris as Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2002; Parliamentary Private Secretary Parliamentary Private Secretary to Stephen Timms as Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1999, as Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 1999-2001, as Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Department for Education and Skills 2001-02, as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2002. Special political interests: Crime, environment, education, sport, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Teacher. Education: University of Warwick, BA (Hons); Trent Polytechnic, PGCE. Hobbies: Sport, walking. b. 17 June 1953, London. Married, with two children.