David Jamieson

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David Charles Jamieson (born 18 May 1947) is a British politician, formerly the Labour Party MP for the Plymouth Devonport constituency. He was first elected at the 1992 general election and retained his seat until stepping down at the 2005 general election and was succeeded by Alison Seabeck on 14 April 2005.

Born in Solihull, England, he was educated at Tudor Grange Grammar school, and later at St. Peter's College in Saltley, near Birmingham. Before becoming an MP, he was a teacher and later a head of Mathematics between 1970 and 1981, before becoming the senior vice principal of John Kitto Community College, in Plymouth between 1981 and 1992.

He served as a government whip in 1997 before becoming the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport in late 2001, until the 14 May 2005.

Jamieson now works as a consultant for Golden Arrow Communications, which represents transport companies such as Hutchinson Ports, National Express and GNER.

He is married and has one daughter and two sons.

[edit] Notable Quote

  • If there is a glaring gap in this House, it is the over-abundance of trained gymnasts to grace our Benches. This has got to stop. This is not a house of Gyms. It is not the Hog Centre and the YMCA. It is a place of politics.
    (From his maiden speech).

[edit] Trivia

  • During an interview for ITV, Jamieson described his role in Parliament. Unfortunately just as he said, "... and I am the minister for road safety," a pedestrian was knocked over by a bus, directly behind him.

[edit] References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Dr David Owen		 Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport
1992–2005		 Succeeded by
Alison Seabeck