Jim Fitzpatrick (politician)

Jim Fitzpatrick
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Minister for Aviation, Shipping and Road Safety
In office 11 October 2010 – 11 October 2013
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Richard Burden
Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment
In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Jane Kennedy
Succeeded by	James Paice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In office 28 June 2007 – 8 June 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Gillian Merron
Succeeded by	Chris Mole
Minister for London
In office 6 May 2005 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Keith Hill
Succeeded by	Tessa Jowell
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office 13 June 2003 – 6 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Gerry Sutcliffe
Succeeded by	John Heppell
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Anne McGuire
Succeeded by	Joan Ryan
Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse Poplar and Canning Town (1997–2010)
In office 1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Apsana Begum
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-04) 4 April 1952 (age 72) Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Jane Lowe (divorced) Sheila[1]
Children	2 (with Lowe)[1]
Occupation	Politician
Awards	Fire Brigade Medal
Website	www.jimfitzpatrick.org.uk

James Fitzpatrick (born 4 April 1952) is a British politician and former firefighter who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 to 2019, for Poplar and Canning Town until 2010 and for Poplar and Limehouse until his retirement. He is a member of the Labour Party.

Fitzpatrick served as Minister of State for Farming and the Environment at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the Brown ministry. In June 2019, he announced that he would not stand for reelection to Parliament.