Tom Greatrex
| Tom Greatrex | |
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| Shadow Minister for Energy | |
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In office 8 October 2011 – 8 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
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Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tommy McAvoy |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Ferrier |
| Majority | 21,002 (44.7%) |
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30 September 1974 Ashford, Kent, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Orrock |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Website | tomgreatrex.org |
Thomas James Greatrex (born 30 September 1974) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West between 2010 and 2015 and the Shadow Energy Minister from 2011 to 2015.
In 2016 Greatrex became the CEO of the Nuclear Industry Association.
Greatrex was born in Ashford, Kent. Brought up in Tunbridge Wells, he attended The Judd School between 1986 and 1993, before studying Economics, Government and Law at the London School of Economics, graduating in 1996.
He lives in Cambuslang and is married, with twin daughters.
Greatrex worked as a researcher to Opposition Chief Whip Donald Dewar, prior to the 1997 General Election, remaining in the role after Nick Brown took over as Chief Whip, later moving with him to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1998. He left this role in 1999 to work as a GMB Union official for five years. He moved to Scotland in 2004 to take on a role as a chief officer at East Dunbartonshire Council then worked as Director of Corporate Affairs for NHS 24 between 2006 and 2007. He latterly worked as a policy adviser for Scottish Secretaries Douglas Alexander, Des Browne and Jim Murphy.
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