Adrian Bailey
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Adrian Bailey MP |
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| Chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee | |
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In office 10 June 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Luff |
| Succeeded by | Iain Wright |
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Member of Parliament for West Bromwich West |
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Assumed office 23 November 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Betty Boothroyd |
| Majority | 5,651 (15.6%) |
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11 December 1945 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Bailey |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter, Loughborough University |
| Website |
labour.org.uk parliament..adrian-bailey |
Adrian Edward Bailey (born 11 December 1945) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich West since winning the seat at a by-election in 2000. He was the Chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee 2010–2015.
Born in Salisbury, Bailey was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School before going on to university at the University of Exeter, graduating in 1967 with an Honours Degree in Economic History. Subsequently he trained at the Loughborough College of Librarianship and graduated 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 as a librarian and teacher of study skills in a Cheshire Comprehensive school.
Bailey contested the seat of South Worcestershire at the 1970 general election, where he was easily defeated by Gerald Nabarro. At both the February 1974 general election and October 1974 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Cheshire seat of Nantwich, where he was defeated by John Cockcroft.
In 1976 the Speaker of the House of Commons, Selwyn Lloyd decided to stand down from the Commons, and Bailey contested the resulting by-election and he was again defeated easily by David Hunt, who was later to enter the Cabinet of John Major. He was not to fight a Parliamentary election again for 24 years, but contested and lost the Cheshire West European seat in 1979.
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