Jonathan Shaw

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Jonathan Rowland Shaw
Jonathan Shaw

Assistant Government Whip
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Majority 2,332 (5.5%)

Born 3 June 1966
Chatham, England
Political party Labour
Residence Snodland, England
Website http://www.jonathanshaw.org.uk
For the Maltese entrepreneur, see Jonathan Shaw (Malta)

Jonathan Rowland Shaw (born 3 June 1966, Kent) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford in Kent since 1997.

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[edit] Early Life

Mr. Shaw attended West Kent College and Bromley College [1].

He worked as a Social worker on Kent County Council and was a Rochester City Councillor.

[edit] Politics

Mr. Shaw was first elected into the House of Commons during the 1997 national swing to Labour with a majority of 2,790. He was re-elected in 2001 with an increased majority of 4,340 and again in 2005 with his lowest majority of 2,332.

Mr. Shaw is currently an Assistant Government Whip, and his most notable appearance in the past few months was telling the House of Commons the result of the numerous divisions on the House of Lords reforms.

[edit] Leisure

In his spare time he enjoys playing football for his six-a-side team Hardly Athletic.

[edit] Trivia

In 1983 Mr. Shaw earned a Golden Heart Nomination for his role in the film Little Mad Guy at the Golden Heart Awards in China.

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