Tom Watson (Labour politician)
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Tom Watson MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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Assumed office 7 October 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing | Karen Bradley |
| Preceded by | Kelvin Hopkins |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
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In office 14 September 2015 – 7 October 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing |
Matthew Hancock Ben Gummer |
| Preceded by | Lucy Powell |
| Succeeded by | Ian Lavery |
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Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Labour Party Chair |
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Assumed office 12 September 2015 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
| Deputy Chair of the Labour Party | |
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In office 7 October 2011 – 4 July 2013 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Stephen Timms |
| Succeeded by | Jon Ashworth |
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In office 25 January 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Gillian Merron |
| Succeeded by | Shriti Vadera |
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Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Snape |
| Majority | 9,470 (25.3%) |
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Thomas Anthony Watson 8 January 1967 Sheffield, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Siobhan Watson (2001–2012; separated) |
| Domestic partner | Stephanie Peacock (2012–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Hull |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Website | Official website |
Thomas Anthony Watson (born 8 January 1967) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in September 2015. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East since the 2001 general election and was Minister for Digital Engagement and the Civil Service at the Cabinet Office from 2008 to 2009.
In October 2011, Ed Miliband appointed Watson as the Deputy Chair of the Labour Party and the Labour Party's Campaign Co-ordinator for the 2015 general election. He resigned from both roles in July 2013 following a controversy over the selection of a new parliamentary candidate for Falkirk to replace Eric Joyce.
On 12 September 2015, Watson was elected as his party's Deputy Leader, alongside Jeremy Corbyn, the new Leader of the Labour Party, gaining 198,962 votes or 50.7%, including second preference votes from those who voted for other candidates.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Tom Watson was educated at King Charles I School, Kidderminster and the University of Hull, where he was active in the Hull University Labour Club and elected President of the Students' Union in 1992. He was Chair of the National Organisation of Labour Students from 1992–93. He then worked as a marketing officer and advertising account executive.
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