Nick Raynsford

Labour MP Greenwich and Woolwich

Date of birth

28 January 1945

Political profile

Nick Raynsford was first elected to the Commons in a 1986 by-election, standing on a radical ticket of disarmament, nationalisation and scrapping private education.

He lost the seat in 1987, returning to the Commons in 1992.

He has built a steady career as a highly skilled and reliable frontbencher.

He is an expert on housing policy, having worked in the field for years before his election, and initially found a natural home at the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, where he was minister for planning and for London.

He was responsible for piloting the massive Greater London Authority Act through the Commons, and announced an initial intention to seek Labour's candidacy for the London Mayor, before stepping down to manage Frank Dobson's campaign.

He is currently minister for local government at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

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