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Ian Austin MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
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Minister for the West Midlands
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Biography
Dudley North MP Ian Austin was appointed by the Prime Minister as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing in June 2009.
Previously an assistant Whip, he has also been a member of the Government's Regional Economic Council.
Ian Austin was brought up in Dudley and has lived in the Borough most of his life. He served as a member of Dudley Council between 1991 and 1995. He has a degree in Government and Politics from Essex University.
Ian entered the House of Commons in 2005. He takes a great interest in industrial, economic, employment, training and housing issues. Before his election he worked in Government as political adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. He also served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gordon Brown from 2007-08.
Ian is the Regional Minister for the West Midlands.
