- Parmjit Dhanda
Infobox MP
name=Parmjit Singh Dhanda M.P.
office =Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
term_start =29 June 2007
term_end =04 October 2008
predecessor =Angela Evans Smith
successor =Sadiq Khan
constituency_MP2=Gloucester
parliament2 =
majority2=4,271 (8.2%)
predecessor2 =Tess Kingham
successor2 =Incumbent
term_start2 =7 June 2001
term_end2 =
party=Labour
birth_date =17 September 1971
birth_place =London Borough of Hillingdon Parmjit Singh Dhanda (born
September 17 ,1971 ) is a British Labour Partypolitician . He was electedMember of Parliament for Gloucester in the 2001 general election, succeedingTess Kingham as the Labour MP for the seat. He was re-elected in 2005 general election.Background
Born in
London to Indian immigrants of Sikh origin; his mother was a cleaner at a local hospital, whilst his father was a lorry driver. He was educated atMellow Lane School , a stateComprehensive School in Hayes,Middlesex , before attending theUniversity of Nottingham , where he received aBachelor of Engineering degree in 1993, and a MA ininformation technology in 1995.Parmjit Dhanda is married and lives with his family in Matson,
Gloucester . Has been a member of theUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) since 1999. He speaks both Punjabi and French, in addition to English.Political career
Parmjit Dhanda became a Labour Party organiser in West London,
Hampshire andWiltshire in 1996, then went on to be assistant national organiser withConnect in 1998 where he remained until he was elected to Westminster. He was elected as a councillor in theLondon Borough of Hillingdon in 1998 and served on the council until 2002. He was on Labour's list for the 1999 European Parliament election, but was unsuccessful. He was selected to contest the House of Commons seat of Gloucester at the 2001 General Election following the retirement ofTess Kingham . Parmjit Dhanda held the seat with a majority of 3,880 and has remained an MP since. He made hismaiden speech onJune 27 ,2001 . [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo010627/debtext/10627-25.htm#10627-25_spnew0]In parliament, Parmjit Dhanda became a member of the
Science andTechnology Select Committee from his election until 2003. He helped setup an all-party group onTelecommunications , of which he's a Secretary. In December, 2004 he was appointedParliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for SchoolsStephen Twigg .After the 2005 General Election Parmjit Dhanda was appointed to post of Assistant Government Whip. In May 2006 he was appointed
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families in theDepartment for Education and Skills . On29 June 2007 he moved to theDepartment of Communities and Local Government . Following the cabinet reshuffle of 3 October 2008, Dhanda was replaced bySadiq Khan asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government .ee also
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Gloucestershire
*Gloucester
*Gloucester RFC
*Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
*Co-operative Party
*Fabian Society References
External links
* [http://www.labour.org.uk/ Labour Party]
* [http://www.parmjitdhanda.co.uk/ Parmjit Dhanda MP] Official site
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Parmjit+Dhanda/ epolitix : Parmjit Dhanda]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/parmjit_dhanda/gloucester TheyWorkForYou.com - Parmjit Dhanda]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-6372,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Parmjit Dhanda]
* [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3377 Gloucestershire County Council ]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/untold_stories/asian/parmjit_dhanda.shtml BBC Gloucestershire : Parmjit Dhanda ]
* [http://www.gloucesterlabour.org.uk Gloucester Constituency Labour Party website ]
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