Tom Harris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Biography
Tom Harris was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport on 6 September 2006. He was elected as MP for Glasgow Cathcart in 2001 and re-elected to the re-organised Glasgow South constituency in 2005. Before joining the Department for Transport he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, having been PPS to Northern Ireland Minister John Spellar between 2003 and 2005. He also served for two years on the Science and Technology Select Committee.
Tom Harris was born on 20 February 1964 in Beith, Ayrshire. He went to Garnock Academy before studying journalism at Napier College. He worked for the East Kilbride News and the Paisley Daily Express before becoming Press Officer for the Scottish Labour Party. Following that he worked as Press Officer at Strathclyde Regional Council and then Glasgow City Council, Public Relations Manager at East Ayrshire Council, and finally Head of PR at Strathclyde PTE until his election to Parliament.
He is married with three sons. His hobbies include astronomy, cinema and hill walking.
Responsibilities
- Rail and light rail
- British Transport Police
- Highways Agency and the strategic roads network
- Major ports planning decisions
E-mail: Tom.Harris@dft.gsi.gov.uk
