 roger duncan godsiff (born 28 june 1946) is a british labour politician, who was the member of parliament for birmingham sparkbrook and small heath from 1992 to 2010, when he became member of parliament for birmingham hall green. ==early life== roger godsiff was born in london and educated at the catford comprehensive school. he was a bank clerk for five years from 1965, joining the labour party in 1966. he was a political officer from 1970 with the trade union association of professional, executive, clerical and computer staff (apex) and then from 1990 with its successor the gmb union until his election to parliament in 1992. during his time as a trade union official he was a leading member of the st ermins group, a secret caucus of moderate trade unionists who moved the labour party back towards the political centre by organising slates for elections to the party's national executive committee. ==political career== elected as a councillor in the london borough of lewisham in 1971, he became the mayor of lewisham in 1977, before quitting the council at the 1990 london borough elections. he unsuccessfully contested birmingham yardley at the 1983 general election where 
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