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| Central Britain - 2008 Winner |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
KEITH VAZ
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Keith has been a Member of Parliament for Leicester East since 1987. During this time he has
held a number of Government posts including Minister of State for Europe ; Parliamentary
Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Dept; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General,
John Morris and Solicitor General, Lord Falconer QC. On the 26th July 2007 Keith Vaz was
elected Chairman of the influential Home Affairs Select Committee - the body charged with
examining the expenditure, policy and administration of the Home Office and its associated
public bodies. He has previously served as a Member of the Constitutional Affairs Select
Committee, as chair of the Sub-Committee for Courts and the Judiciary, and has previously
been a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee (1987-1992). Between 1993-1994 he
was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Keith is a mem-
ber of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee. He is also Chair of the Labour Party's
Ethnic Minority Taskforce.
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