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2010: I was appointed as the Labour member on the House of Commons Commission, the overall supervisory body of the House of Commons Administration, see here for further information.
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2010: I was also appointed as the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art in the House of Commons.
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2005 - 2010: I was appointed as Chair of the Administration Committee.
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2005: The three Aberdeen constituencies merged into two, due to boundary changes. I was elected to represent Aberdeen North.
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2001 - 2005: I was appointed as a Member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.
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2001: In the General Election I was re-elected Member of Parliament for Aberdeen Central.
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1999: The House Magazine published a biographical article.
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1999: I moved with Ian McCartney MP, Minister of State at the DTI, to the Cabinet Office, where we were involved with the Government's programmes of Modernisation, eGovernment and Drugs Policy.
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1997: On my return to Parliament, I was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Ian McCartney MP. In my role as PPS, I was heavily involved in policy development and introduction of the Employment Rights Act (1999). Responsibilities also included the introduction of the National Minimum Wage and the Working Time Regulations.
