James "Jim" Knight (born 6 March 1965) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament since 2001. As of June 2009, Knight holds the post of Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, as well as being Minister for the South West.
He went to the independent Eltham College in Mottingham, London. He studied Geography, Social & Political Sciences at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from 1984–1987, gaining a BA Hons. He w...
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James "Jim" Knight (born 6 March 1965) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament since 2001. As of June 2009, Knight holds the post of Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, as well as being Minister for the South West.
He went to the independent Eltham College in Mottingham, London. He studied Geography, Social & Political Sciences at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from 1984–1987, gaining a BA Hons. He was Manager of Central Studio in Basingstoke from 1988–1990. From 1990–1991, he was Director of West Wiltshire Arts Centre Ltd, then Director of Dentons Directories Ltd in Westbury from 1991-2001.
He first stood for Parliament in the 1997 general election as the Labour candidate for Dorset South, but lost by 77 votes. He was however elected on the same day to Mendip District Council, on which he served until 2001, including as Labour Group leader.
At the 2001 general election, he was elected the Member of Parliament for Dorset South by 153...
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