Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Responsibilities
- Prisons
- Probation
- Industrial relations
- Criminal Law (including the Corporate Manslaughter Bill)
- Administrative Justice, including the creation of the Tribunals Service
Biography
Gerry Sutcliffe was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 9 May 2007. He was appointed as Under-Secretary of State for criminal justice and offender management at the Home Office on 5 May 2006.
Gerry was previously Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Trade and Industry and has been MP for Bradford South since June 1994. Before entering Parliament he was a Trade Union Officer for the Graphical Paper and Media Union (GPMU)..
He is married with three children
Education
Bradford College