David Jamieson

David Jamieson

David Charles Jamieson (born 18 May 1947) is a British politician, formerly the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Plymouth Devonport constituency. He stood for Plymouth Drake in 1987, gaining 24% of the vote and losing to a Conservative candidate who received 41% of the vote. He was first elected in the 1992 general election. In that election he received 49% of the vote, beating a Conservative candidate who received 34% of the vote. He retained his seat until stepping down at the 2005 general election and was succeeded by Alison Seabeck on 14 April 2005.

Born in Solihull, England, he was educated at Tudor Grange Grammar school, and later at St. Peter's College, Saltley, near Birmingham. Before becoming an MP, he was a teacher and later a head of Mathematics between 1970 and 1981, before becoming the senior vice principal of the John Kitto Community College in Plymouth (1981–1992).

He served as a government whip in 1997 before becoming the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport in 2001, until the 14 May 2005. Jamieson now works as a consultant for Golden Arrow Communications, which represents transport companies such as Hutchinson Ports, National Express and GNER.

He was elected to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on 7 May 2010 representing the Kingshurst & Fordbridge ward in the north of the Borough, and was rapidly promoted to the Cabinet portfolio for Transport and Highways following the formation of a Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition administration on the authority on 25 May 2010.