Tony McNulty
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The Right Honourable Tony McNulty |
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| Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | |
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In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Stephen Timms |
| Succeeded by | Jim Knight |
| Minister of State for London | |
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In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Succeeded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Minister of State for Security, Counterterrorism, Crime and Policing | |
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In office 5 May 2006 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Hazel Blears (Crime Reduction, Policing, Community Safety and Counter-Terrorism) |
| Succeeded by | Vernon Coaker |
| Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality | |
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In office 6 May 2005 – 5 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Des Browne (Immigration, Citizenship and Counterterrorism) |
| Succeeded by | Liam Byrne (Borders and Immigration) |
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Member of Parliament for Harrow East |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Dykes |
| Succeeded by | Bob Blackman |
| Personal details | |
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3 November 1958 Kensington, London, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Gillian Travers (1994–????; divorced) Christine Gilbert (2002–present) |
| Alma mater |
University of Liverpool Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Anthony James McNulty (born 3 November 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow East from 1997 to 2010 and was a government minister from 2002–09. He was Minister for London and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions. He resigned his position on 5 June 2009 after allegations in the press regarding his expenses.
His father migrated to England from County Donegal, Ireland.
McNulty was educated at the Salvatorian College, Wealdstone and at Stanmore Sixth Form College. He earned a BA in Political Theory and Institutions from the University of Liverpool and an MA in Political Science from Virginia Tech in the United States. Before becoming an MP he was leader of the Labour group on Harrow council and a senior lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, at the University of North London from 1983–97. In 1986 he was elected to Harrow Council for Stanmore South ward. He ran in the 1992 General Election in Harrow East.
McNulty was elected in the May 1997 General Election. He served as a Whip from 1999 to 2002, following a period as Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Blunkett. McNulty was then appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for neighbourhood renewal, housing and planning. He was moved to the Department for Transport in June 2003 as Parliamentary Under Secretary with responsibility for aviation, local transport, and London, and was promoted to Minister of State with responsibility for Rail and London in September 2004.
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