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Vernon Rodney Coaker (born
June 17,
1953,
London) is the
Labour Member of Parliament for
Gedling in
Nottinghamshire,
England.
Early life
He is the son of Edwin Coaker.
He went to
Drayton Manor Grammar School in London. He studied for an economics and politics
BA (Hons) at the
University of Warwick, then obtained a
PGCE at
Trent Polytechnic.
He worked as a teacher, becoming deputy headmaster at
Big Wood School
on
Bewcastle Road in
Bestwood, Nottingham. He served as a local councillor in
Rushcliffe from 1983. He is a member of the
Socialist Education Association and
NUT.
Political career
He is a
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the
Home Office. He originally won the seat in the
1997 election, defeating
Andrew Mitchell; the first time a Labour MP had won the Gedling seat. He became a government
whip, serving as Lord Commissioner in the House of Commons, in May
2005 having been as assistant whip since June
2003 playing an active role in education debates. He is also keen on environmental and
animal welfare issues. Prior to joining the
government he served as
Parliamentary Private Secretary to Culture Secretary
Tessa Jowell.
Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs & Crime Reduction in the May
2006 reshuffle, he revealed to the
Coventry Evening Telegraph that, as a student, he'd smoked
cannabis. This provoked some
controversy owing to his new responsibilities.
He
supports people taking part in
shooting sports and
angling.
Personal life
He married Jacqueline Heaton on December 23, 1978 and has a daughter and a son. He enjoys watching
Tottenham Hotspur. He likes the book,
Animal Farm by
George Orwell.
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