Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State for Transport
Biography
From 1980-86 she was Constituency Personal Assistant to John Prescott MP; she was Parliamentary Officer for Southwark Council from 1986-88 and for the Royal College of Nursing from 1988-90; Managing Director of Connect Public Affairs from 1990-94 and was Head of Office for John Prescott MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1994-97.
Between 2001 and June 2003 Rosie Winterton was Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor’s Department. From June 2003 to June 2007 she was Minister of State at the Department of Health.
Rosie Winterton MP has been Minister of State for Transport since June 2007.
She has been Member of Parliament for Doncaster Central since 1997. Rosie was educated at Doncaster Grammar School and Hull University receiving a BA Hons in History.
Responsibilities
- Regional Transport Strategy
- Local Public Transport
- Walking, cycling and sustainable transport
- Local roads and traffic
- Access and equality
- Europe
E-mail: rosie.winterton@dft.gsi.gov.uk
