Tessa Jowell
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) |