Jamie Reed

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Jamie Reed MP is the Member of Parliament for Copeland and Shadow Minister for Health. He was born in 1973 in Whitehaven, Cumbria.

Political Career[edit]

In May 2005 he entered Parliament and served on two select committees: the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and the Regulatory Reform Committee. In October 2008 Jamie was appointed Deputy Regional Minister for the North West. In October 2009 he became a member of the Child Poverty Bill Committee and 4 months later became a member of the Flood and Water Management Bill Committee.

He was successfully re-elected and was appointed Shadow Environment Minister before being reshuffled to Shadow Health Minister in 2011.

Jamie has also served as Chair of the APPG (All-party parliamentary group) on Digital TV Switchover and is the Chair of the APPG on Antibiotics.

Education[edit]

He attended Whitehaven School, before completing a BA in English at Manchester and an MA in Mass Communications at Leicester.

External Links[edit]

Labour Website Official Parliament Website Jamie Reed Website