Tom Levitt
| Tom Levitt | |
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Member of Parliament for High Peak |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Hendry |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Bingham |
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10 April 1954 Crewe, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Levitt |
| Alma mater | Lancaster University |
| Profession | Teacher |
Tom Levitt (born 10 April 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak from the 1997 to 2010 general elections.
Born in Crewe in 1954, Levitt was raised in Leek, Staffordshire. He was one of the first male intake when a girls' grammar school, Westwood High, became a comprehensive. He is a Biology graduate of Lancaster University and has a teaching qualification from Oxford University.
Levitt taught in comprehensive schools and in further education. He is the author of a textbook on intertidal ecology.
As a consultant on disabled access to services and information (1993–97), Levitt wrote three books: Sound Policies, Sound Practice and Clear Access. These deal with the way local authorities provide services for people with hearing and visual impairments. Levitt also worked as a successful Deaf Awareness trainer.
After unsuccessfully contesting Stroud in the 1987 general election and High Peak in 1992, Levitt was first elected to the House of Commons for the latter seat at the 1997 general election. He had 14 years service at all levels of local government, including Derbyshire County Council, where he was for a year a vice chair of Education. He was also a member of the management committee of High Peak Citizens Advice Bureau. As one of the few MPs with a qualification in British Sign Language, Levitt was an elected Trustee of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) from 1998 to 2003. He chaired the Community Development Foundation from 2004 to 2010.
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