Constituency Party Member since Party roles First elected Current majority

Liverpool Walton Labour 1964 Labour Party Organiser 1986-1991 4 July 1991 by-election 15,957

 

Shadow Government Roles        Whip (1992-1994) Spokesperson for Education (1994-1996) Spokesperson for Education & Employment (1996-1997)     Government Roles Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service (1997-1998) Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (1998-1999) Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence (1999-2000)
All-Party Groups     Vice Chair of Vietnam Group since 2003 Vice Chair of Colombia Group since 2005
Countries of Interest Australia Latin America
Areas of Political Interest Defence & Foreign Affairs Employment Education The Commonwealth
Published Work "Lies, Damned Lies and Iraq" (2007) "Left Behind:  Lessons from Labour's Heartland" (2000)

Peter was born in Liverpool in 1946, one of fourteen siblings.  He is married with five grown-up children.