Stephen Ladyman

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Dr Stephen John Ladyman (born November 6, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Thanet South.

In 1995 Ladyman became a Thanet Councillor and was appointed as Chairman of Finance. He was elected to Parliament in the United Kingdom general election, 1997 defeating Jonathan Aitken. He was a junior minister at the Department for Health from June 2003 till May 2005, when he was appointed Minister of State for Transport.

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When transport minister, he appeared on Top Gear for the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment. He revealed himself to be a fan of cars, and admitted to having received several speeding fines and a total of nine penalty points. The minister displayed a passion for fast cars including having owned an Alfa Romeo and turning out an exceptional lap time on the Top Gear test track. He set a time of 1:48.8, faster than Jeremy Clarkson's own time of 1:50.
In protest of threats that Top Gear could be axed due to Richard Hammonds high speed crash, he stepped down as the head of a small anti-speed group which he formed.