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Barry John Sheerman (born 17 August 1940 , Middlesex ) is a politician in the United Kingdom . He is Labour and Co-operative Member Of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield . He was educated at the London School Of Economics (BSc Economics 1965 ) and at London University (MSc 1967 ). He became a lecturer at the University Of Wales, Swansea in 1966 and remained there until his election to parliament in 1979 . Sheerman unsuccessfully contested Taunton in the February 1974 Election , and became the MP for Huddersfield East from 1979 - 1983 and for Huddersfield since the 1983 General Election . At the 2005 Election , his majority was just 8,351- a swing of 7.1% from Sheerman to his Liberal Democrat challenger. From 1983- 1988 he was the Labour spokesperson on education and employment; for Home Affairs (as Shadow Deputy Home Secretary ) from 1988- 1992 ; and for Disabled People's Rights from 1992- 1994 . He has been Chair of the House Of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee since 2001 . The Committee is often critical of government policy. He is Chair of the Labour Forum for Criminal Justice and of the Cross-Party Advisory Group on Preparation for European Monetary Union. Outside parliament, he is Chair of the National Educational Research and Development Trust, and a trustee of the National Children's Centre. His political interests are listed as trade, industry, finance, Further Education , Education , economy, the European Union , South America and the United States . His recreations include walking, biography and films. Barry Sheerman married Pamela Elizabeth Brenchley in 1965 with whom he has one son and three daughters. He lives in a nearby village called Norwood Green, which is outside the constituency town of Huddersfield , West Yorkshire . EXTERNAL LINKS
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