James Purnell

James Mark Dakin Purnell (born 2 March 1970) was an English politician was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2010. He was the Member of Parliament for the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency in the United Kingdom from the elected in the 2001 general election until he retired at the 2010 general election.  He is currently the Head of the Open Left project at the left leaning think tank Demos

He is a member of the Labour Party.

Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies
Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs