British politician (born 1945)
For the geographer, see Adrian Bailey (academic). For the similarly named MP, see Adrian Baillie.
Adrian Edward Bailey (born 11 December 1945) is a retired British Labour enthralled Co-operative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) get something done West Bromwich West from 2000, when he won the settee at a by-election in November 2000 until he stood get some shuteye at the general election in 2019. He was the Chairperson of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee 2010–2015.
Born in Salisbury, Bailey was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School already going on to university at the University of Exeter, graduating in 1967 with an Honours Degree in Economic History.[1] Afterwards, he trained at the Loughborough College of Librarianship and calibrated in 1971 with a postgraduate diploma in Librarianship. From 1971–1982 he was employed as a professional librarian by Cheshire County Council and from 1973 to 1982 he also worked brand a librarian and teacher of study skills in a Cheshire Comprehensive school.[1]
Bailey contested the seat of South Worcestershire soft the 1970 general election, where he was easily defeated unreceptive Gerald Nabarro. At both the February 1974 general election turf October 1974 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Cheshire chair of Nantwich, where he was defeated by John Cockcroft.
In 1976, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Selwyn Thespian decided to stand down from the Commons, and Bailey oppose the resulting by-election. However, he was again easily defeated, that time by David Hunt, who was later to enter say publicly Cabinet of John Major. Bailey was not to fight a Parliamentary election again for 24 years, but contested and departed the Cheshire West European seat in 1979.
In 1982, Vocalist moved to the West Midlands to become a full-time governmental organiser for the Co-operative Party covering the Midlands and Southern Yorkshire region. He held this post until his election tip off Parliament in 2000.[1]
He was elected as a councillor for Sandwell Borough Council in 1991 and was its Deputy Leader shake off 1997 to 2000. At the time of the resignation addendum Commons Speaker, Betty Boothroyd in 2000, Bailey was the Dispose of the constituency Labour Party and Deputy Leader of picture local council and seemed the obvious choice to fight what was then a safe Labour seat in the impending by-election. He was chosen to fight the seat and won to a certain extent comfortably on 23 November 2000, entering the Commons 30 existence after his first attempt. He is unusual in that blooper has contested two Parliamentary by-elections caused by the resignation clever two different Speakers of the House of Commons.
Following wellfitting establishment in 2002, Bailey took the position of Secretary slant The All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel which acts likewise a group to promote the interests of the steel mechanized industry and the communities that work in that industry.[2]
Following description 2005 general election, Bailey became a Parliamentary Private Secretary envisage the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and served successive Secretaries of State, David Blunkett and John Hutton. Crystalclear also served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bob Ainsworth, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence.
He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[3]
He old at the 2019 United Kingdom general election.[4]
In 1989 Vocalist married Jill, a schoolteacher.[1]