Thursday, 10 October 2013

All You Need To Know About the New Housing Appointments

Pen pictures of the new junior minister for housing and his shadow in the Labour Party.

Kris Hopkins
Before entering the political arena, Mr Hopkins was a member of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment and served in Kenya, Northern Ireland and Germany. As a former Bradford council leader, Mr Hopkins was elected as the MP for Keighley in 2010 after standing twice before, Halifax in 2005 and Leeds West in 2001. During his time as a local councillor, Mr Hopkins covered social services and council housing, and he oversaw the delivery of housing stock transfer in Bradford.

Emma Reynolds
Emma was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton North East in 2010 and since October 2011 she has covered the shadow minister for Europe role. An Oxford University graduate, studying philosophy, politics and economics, Emma has previously worked for the Party of European Socialists in Brussels as an adviser to Robin Cook and was later appointed as political advisor to Geoff Hoon in his role as Europe minister and then chief whip.

Read more on Inside Housing.

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