What is John Denham?
[[File:John Denham.jpg|thumb|John Denham]] '''John Yorke Denham''' (born July 15, 1953) is an [[England|English]] politician. He is the [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency)|Southampton Itchen]] [[constituency]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was first [[wikt:elect|elected]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1992|1992 general election]]. Denham has held the following positions: *1995–1997: Shadow Minister for Social Security *1997–1998: Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the [[Department of Social Security]] *1998–1999: Minister of State at the [[Department of Social Security]] *1999–2001: Minister of State for Health Services *2001–2003: [[Minister for Policing|Minister of State for Policing]] *2003–2007: Chairman of the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]] *2007–2009: [[Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills]] *2009–2010: [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] *2010–2011: [[Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]] *2011–2013: [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]] He is a member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Denham, John}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies]] [[Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs]]