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Malcolm Wicks has been a Member of
Parliament in north Croydon since 1992, first representing Croydon
North-West and since 1997 representing Croydon North.
Malcolm
has lived in Croydon for over 30 years with his wife, Margaret, who
works in the National Health Service. His three children all attended
local state schools and sixth form college. He has served as a school
governor and was a member of Croydon's Community Health Council.
Before
becoming an MP, Malcolm worked in the Urban Deprivation Unit of the
Home Office, was a lecturer and was Director of the Family Policy
Studies Centre. He has been the author and co-author of many
publications, including a pioneering work on hypothermia, Old and Cold: hypothermia and social policy.
Nationally he is a vice-president of Carers UK and the Alzheimers Society.
He
is one of a handful of MPs whose Private Member's Bill reached the
statute books becoming the Carers (Recognition & Services) Act
1995, recognising the needs of family carers for the first time.
Malcolm
has served in the Government since 1999 when Tony Blair appointed him a
junior Minister in the Department for Education & Employment .
In July 2001 he moved to the Department for Work & Pensions where
he was promoted in 2003 to Minister of State for Pensions. Following
the General Election he was appointed Minister for Energy in the
Department for Trade and Industry. In November 2006, he took on the
position of Minister of Science and Innovation in the same Department.
Following Gordon Brown's succession as Prime Minister, Malcolm was
appointed Minister for Energy in the new Department for Business,
Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
In his spare time, what little he has, Malcolm enjoys listening to music and gardening.
Lectures:
lecture![]() as author at Conference on Climate Change: An Opportunity for Growth, Brdo pri Kranju 2007, 3273 views |
press conference![]() as author at Conference on Climate Change: An Opportunity for Growth, Brdo pri Kranju 2007, together with: Janez Podobnik (moderator), Angela Eagle, Joan Ruddock, 2897 views |
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