1. Robert William Ainsworth was born on 19 June 1952 and is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010.
12 Facts About Bob Ainsworth
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Bob Ainsworth was born in Coventry on 19 June 1952, and attended the local Foxford Comprehensive School.
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Bob Ainsworth first became active in politics as a trade unionist at the Jaguar Cars plant in Coventry where he worked and served in many union capacities, including as Branch President.
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Bob Ainsworth tried to become Labour candidate for Coventry North East in the run-up to the 1987 general election, after George Park MP announced his retirement, but only came third at the selection meeting, behind John Hughes and Ted Knight.
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Bob Ainsworth was elected with an 11,676 majority, and stepped down from the city council the following year.
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On 7 December 2012, Bob Ainsworth announced his intention not to stand at the 2015 general election.
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Bob Ainsworth was appointed a Labour whip in 1995 and served in government until January 2001 when he was promoted to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the former Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions.
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Bob Ainsworth was appointed to the Privy Council in February 2005.
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At the Labour Party Conference in Brighton in 2009, Bob Ainsworth stated that sending reinforcements to Afghanistan may not be possible because of a lack of necessary military resources.
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Bob Ainsworth launched the Home Office's "Safer Clubbing" guide in 2002 which provided guidance to nightclub owners on harm reduction relating to recreational drug use.
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In December 2010, Bob Ainsworth called for the legalisation and regulation of drugs, arguing it is better for addicts to receive their fixes on prescription rather than relying for their supply on the international criminal gangs that make billions of pounds from the trade.
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In May 2019, Bob Ainsworth revealed that he had voted for the Green Party in that month's European Parliament election.