Biography: Gareth R Thomas MP
Member of Parliament for Harrow West since May 1997. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for International Development (DFID) since 2003, with responsibility for Asia; Europe; Latin America, the Caribbean and Overseas Dependent Territories. He is also DFID's Green Minister with responsibility for the department's environmental performance in relation to the Sustainable Development in Government Framework and targets.
Member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee from November 1997 to October 1999. Prior to his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (PUSS) he was working as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education, Charles Clarke MP.
Gareth is the Co-author the Mutuo publication 'From margins to Mainstream: Making Social Responsibility part of Corporate Culture (2002)' and of the Fabian Society publication 'At the Energy Crossroads: Policies for a Low Carbon Economy (2001)'.
