Ben Chapman MP

Personal Details

FULL NAME

James Keith Chapman (known as Ben)

PARENTS

Son of John Hartley Chapman of Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, and Elsie Vera Chapman, nee Bousfield.

D/O/B

8 July 1940

Education

Appleby Grammar School, Appleby in Westmorland

MARITAL DETAILS

Divorced (3 daughters); (2) Married Maureen Ann, 10 July 1999

LANGUAGES

English, French

RECREATIONS

Opera, theatre, music, reading, walking, sculpture, football (Tranmere Rovers FC)

TRADES UNION

Member:                      Amicus

Former Member:        FDA

Political Details

• Labour Member of Parliament for Wirral South since February 27, 1997 by-election.

Ministerial Responsibilities

Previously PPS to the Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP as:

• Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning) 1997-99
• Minister of State, DTI (Minister for Trade) 1999-2001
• Minister of State, Department of Culture Media & Sport (Minister for Sport) 2001-2005

Select/Other Committees

Member, Intelligence & Security Committee 2005-

Member, Ecclesiastical Committee 2005-

Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee 2005-2006

Backbench Committees

Member, Labour Party Departmental Committees for:

• Environment, Transport & the Regions 1997-2001
• Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs 1997-2001
• Trade & Industry 1997-2001
• Culture, Media & Sport  2001-2005

All Party Parliamentary Groups

Chair:

• All Party Parliamentary China Group 1997-
• All Party Parliamentary Cleaning & Hygiene Products Industry Group 1999-
• All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group 2003-
• Previously All Party Parliamentary British-Turkey Group 1997-2001

Officer

• Secretary, All Party Parliamentary Chile Group 2005-
• Vice-Chair, All Party Parliamentary Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Group 2006-
• Previously Vice-Chair, All Party Parliamentary Cuba Group 2003-2005
• Previously Vice-Chair, All Party Parliamentary Far East Prisoners of War Group 2005

Member:

Country Groups

• APPG America
• APPG Armenia
• APPG Botswana
• APPG Brazil
• APPG British Virgin Islands
• APPG Brunei
• APPG Burma
• APPG Cambodia
• APPG Canada
• APPG Chile
• APPG Croatia
• APPG Cyprus
• APPG Falkland Islands
• APPG Guatemala
• APPG Indo-British
• APPG Indonesia
• APPG Iraq
• APPG Japan
• APPG Kazakhstan
• APPG Kenya
• APPG Korea
• APPG Kuwait
• APPG Lebanon
• APPG Liechtenstein
• APPG Madagascar
• APPG Malaysia
• APPG Maldives
• APPG Malta
• APPG Mauritius
• APPG Mexico
• APPG Montserrat
• APPG Namibia
• APPG Philippines
• APPG Romania
• APPG Romania
• APPG Singapore
• APPG Tanzania
• APPG Thailand
• APPG Turks and Caicos Islands
• APPG Uganda
• APPG Ukraine
• APPG Vietnam
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Other Groups:

• APPG Autism

• APPG Beer

• APPG Citizens Advice
• APPG Debt and Personal Finance
• APPG Identity Fraud

• APPG Jazz

• APPG Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008         

• APPG Objective One

• APPG Pharmacy
• APPG Public and Commercial Services Union

• APPG Rugby League  
• Save the Pub

• APPG Solvent Abuse
• Fellow, Industry and Parliament Trust