Lord Whitty of Camberwell, Minister for Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy

Larry Whitty (Lord Whitty of Camberwell) is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy). His responsiblities cover:

Sustainable Farming (including horticulture); CAP Trade issues Food industry Science issues (including Central Science Laboratory) Transport and the Environment; Air Quality and Noise Business and the Environment Energy issues (including energy efficiency) Non-Food Crops Kew, Horticulture Research International, Covent Garden Market Authority Smart Regulation Departmental Green Minister

From July 1998 Lord Whitty was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions with responsibility for roads and road safety issues. From 1997 Larry Whitty was a Lord in Waiting [Government Whip] covering education and foreign affairs.

Born in 1943, Lord Whitty was educated at Latymer Upper School and graduated from St John's College Cambridge with a BA [Hons] degree in Economics.

He worked for Hawker Siddeley Aviation from 1960 - 1962 and at the Ministry of Aviation Technology from 1965 - 1970.

He was employed by the Trades Union Congress from 1970 - 1973) and the General Municipal Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union from 1973 - 1985.

He became the General Secretary of the Labour Party in 1985, a post he held until 1994. He was the European Co-ordinator for the Labour Party from 1994 - 97.

He was created a Life Peer in 1996.

He is married with two sons. His hobbies include theatre, cinema and swimming.

See also speeches by Lord Whitty of Camberwell