Tessa Jowell

Tessa Jowell

Constituency

Dulwich and West Norwood

Party

Labour

Address as

Dame Tessa

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3409
Fax: 020 7219 2702
jowellt@parliament.uk

Constituency

No constituency office

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Ilford North 1978 by-election and 1979 general election. Member for Dulwich 1992-97, for Dulwich and West Norwood 1997-2010, for Dulwich and West Norwood (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

Opposition Whip 1994-95; Opposition Spokesperson for: Women 1995-96, Health 1994-95, 1996-97; Minister of State: Department of Health (Minister for Public Health) 1997-99, Department for Education and Employment (Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities) 1999-2001; Minister for Women 1999-2001; Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Secretary of State 2001-07: Minister for: Women 2005-06, the Olympics 2005-07, the Olympics and London; Paymaster General (also attending Cabinet, reporting to Prime Minister, based in Cabinet Office) 2007-08, the Olympics; Paymaster General 2008-10; Minister for the Cabinet Office 2009-10; Minister for London 2009-10; Shadow Minister for: the Cabinet Office 2010, 2011, London and the Olympics 2010-12

Select committees

Member: Social Security 1992, Health 1992-94

Councils, public bodies

Councillor, London Borough of Camden 1971-86; Vice-chair, then chair, Social Services Committee of Association of Metropolitan Authorities 1978-86; Mental Health Act Commission 1985-90; Chair, Millennium Commission

Political interests

Young people, political engagement

Countries of interest

China, India, Italy

General Election 2010 - Dulwich and West Norwood

Name Party Votes %
Jowell, Tessa Lab 22461 46.39%
Mitchell, Jonathan Lib Dem 13096 27.05%
Adegoke, Kemi Con 10684 22.07%
Collins, Shane Green 1266 2.62%
Jones, Elizabeth UKIP 707 1.47%
Result Lab Hold (0.88% from Lab to Lib Dem)