Ian Christopher Austin

Biography

Ian Austin was successfully re-elected as the MP for Dudley North in May 2010 with a majority of 649 votes.

Ian Austin was brought up in Dudley and has lived in the Borough most of his life. He served as a member of Dudley Council between 1991 and 1995. He went to the Dudley School and has a degree in government and politics from Essex University.

Ian entered the House of Commons in 2005. He takes a great interest in industrial, economic, employment, training and housing issues. Before his election he worked in government as political adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. He was appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gordon Brown in 2007.

Constituency

Dudley North

Twitter

twitter.com/IanAustinMP

Constituency Address

Turner House, 157-185 Wrens Nest Road, Dudley, DY1 3RU

Constituency Tel

01384 342503/4

Date of Birth

06.03.1965

Email

austini@parliament.uk

Party

Labour

Personal Website

http://www.ianaustin.co.uk

Westminster Address

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel

0207 219 8012

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