Bill Rammell
| Bill Rammell | |
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| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
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In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Bob Ainsworth |
| Succeeded by | Nick Harvey |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Kim Howells |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Lewis |
| Minister of State for Higher Education | |
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In office 11 May 2005 – 5 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Kim Howells |
| Succeeded by | David Lammy |
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Member of Parliament for Harlow |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Halfon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 October 1959 Islington |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Beryl Jarhall |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University |
William Ernest Rammell (born 10 October 1959) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the member of parliament (MP) for Harlow from 1997 to 2010, and served as a Minister of State in several departments from 2002 until his defeat in 2010 to the Conservative candidate, Robert Halfon. In August 2012 he took up his new role as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire.
Rammell went to Burnt Mill Comprehensive on First Avenue in Harlow. At the University of Wales, Cardiff he studied for a BA in French, gaining a degree in 1982. He was president of Cardiff University Students' Union from 1982 to 1983. He was a management trainee at British Rail from 1983 to 1984. From 1984 to 1987, he was a Regional Officer at the NUS.
From 1987 to 1989 he was head of youth services for Basildon Borough Council. He was the general manager of King's College London Students' Union from 1990 to 1994, and worked as the business manager of the University of London Union from 1994 to 1997. He was a member of Harlow District Council from 1985 to 1997.
He married Beryl Jarhall on 1 January 1983. They have a son (born September 1989) and a daughter (born November 1992).
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