For other people with a similar name, see Robert Ainsworth (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable
Bob Ainsworth
Ainsworth in 2010
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader
Harriet Harman Ed Miliband
Preceded by
Liam Fox
Succeeded by
Jim Murphy
Secretary of State for Defence
In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Preceded by
John Hutton
Succeeded by
Liam Fox
Minister for the Armed Forces
In office 29 June 2007 – 5 May 2009
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Preceded by
Adam Ingram
Succeeded by
Bill Rammell
Deputy Chief Government Whip Treasurer of the Household
In office 13 June 2003 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Keith Hill
Succeeded by
Nick Brown
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs
In office 11 June 2001 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Mike O'Brien
Succeeded by
Caroline Flint
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions
In office 25 January 2001 – 7 June 2001
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Chris Mullin
Succeeded by
The Lord Whitty
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 8 May 1997 – 24 January 2001
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Roger Knapman
Succeeded by
David Clelland
Member of Parliament for Coventry North East
In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by
John Hughes
Succeeded by
Colleen Fletcher
Personal details
Born
(1952-06-19) 19 June 1952 (age 71) Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Gloria Ainsworth
Robert William Ainsworth (born 19 June 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010. Following the general election in 2010 he was the Shadow Defence Secretary, but was replaced by Jim Murphy following the election of Labour leader Ed Miliband.
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Secretary of State for Defence 2005–2010 Succeeded by BobAinsworth Preceded by BobAinsworth Secretary of State for Defence 2010–2011 Succeeded by Philip...
June 2007 – 3 October 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by BobAinsworth Succeeded by Tommy McAvoy Minister of State for Work In office 11 June...
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(PPS) to several UK government ministers. He resigned as the PPS to BobAinsworth on 3 September 2009, citing concerns over the war in Afghanistan. He...
Coventry North East In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 Preceded by BobAinsworth Succeeded by TBC Personal details Born Colleen Margaret Dalton (1954-11-23)...
office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by BobAinsworth Succeeded by Nick Harvey Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth...
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v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...
v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...
Hutton of Furness". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 July 2021. "Rt Hon BobAinsworth". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 July 2021. "Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP". UK...
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parties other than Labour, including Cherie Blair, Charles Clarke, BobAinsworth and Betty Boothroyd. A hashtag #ExpelMeToo trended on Twitter as ordinary...
Cottesmore and Market Overton. On 15 December 2009, Defence Secretary BobAinsworth announced that the station would close in 2013 as part of defence spending...
v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...
v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...
v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...
Robert Ainsworth may refer to: BobAinsworth (born 1952), British politician Robert Ainsworth (lexicographer) (1660–1743), English Latin lexicographer...
v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...
v t e Brown Cabinet Cabinet members Gordon Brown Lord Adonis BobAinsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears...