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Ivan Lewis MP

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    9 January 2008
Ivan Lewis MP

Ivan Lewis MP is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Health. Prior to joining the Department, Ivan was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from May 2005 to May 2006.

From June 2003 to May 2005, Ivan was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills and Vocational Education at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).

Other previous roles at the DfES include: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Young People and Learning, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Adult Learning and Skills, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Young People and Adult Skills.

Ivan has been a member of Parliament for Bury South since 1997. Prior to joining Parliament, Ivan worked in the voluntary sector from 1986 to 1997 for Outreach, Contact Community Care Group and as Chief Executive of the Manchester Jewish Federation.

Ivan was educated at William Hulme Grammar School in Manchester, Stand Sixth Form College and Bury College of Further Education.

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