Jon Trickett

Jon Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950) is a British Labour politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election.

Jon Trickett MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Angela Eagle
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Emma Reynolds
Succeeded by	Grahame Morris
Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Grahame Morris
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
In office 7 October 2013 – 14 September 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded by	Michael Dugher
Succeeded by	Jon Ashworth
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Tessa Jowell
Succeeded by	Michael Dugher
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office 4 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Ian Austin
Succeeded by	Desmond Swayne
Member of Parliament for Hemsworth
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 1996
Preceded by	Derek Enright
Majority	12,078 (28.5%)
Personal details
Born	Jon Hedley Trickett (1950-07-02) 2 July 1950 (age 75) Leeds, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Hull University of Leeds

He served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010 and was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by Ed Miliband in 2011 as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office. He is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.^[1]