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Ian McCartney MP has been the Member of Parliament for Makerfield since 1987. He returned to the Cabinet Office when he was appointed Minister without Portfolio and Labour Party Chair in April 2003.
His previous positions include:
Ian McCartney was born in 1951. After leaving school, he had a number of jobs, including working as a paperboy, seaman and a local government manual worker. He was a councillor for Wigan Borough from 1982 to 1987.
Before 1997, Mr McCartney held a number of positions in opposition, as spokesperson on health, employment, education and social services.
In his previous role at the Cabinet Office, as Minister of State, Mr McCartney was responsible for the Modernising Government programme and for e-Government. He was also responsible for coordinating the 2002 Commonwealth Games, drugs policy and the Better Government for Older People initiative. He continues to be committed to improving public services for older people by listening to their needs on issues including access to benefits, health, housing and transport. He has also been active in forming drugs policy, particularly for rehabilitation services within prisons. As the Minister responsible for communicating cross-Government initiatives, he has travelled throughout the UK to see the results of Government policies in action, including a Sure Start scheme, schools, hospitals, the National Treatment Centre and manufacturing plants.
In his position at the DTI, Mr McCartney was responsible for employment relations, the Post Office, company law and inward investment. His achievements there included steering through legislation leading to the national minimum wage, the fairness at work legislation and the Competition Act. He also played a key role in preventing several factory closures.
Mr McCartney is married with two daughters and seven grandchildren. His son, Hugh, died in 1999. Ian McCartney is a keen supporter of Wigan Rugby League.
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