H.M. TREASURY

HM Treasury News Release

149/99

15 September 1999

JOHN HEALEY MP APPOINTED AS PPS TO CHANCELLOR GORDON BROWN

John Healey MP (Wentworth) has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown.

Educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, Mr Healey was a journalist/deputy editor for the House Magazine from 1983-84. He was a disability campaigner for three national charities from 1984-90 and campaigns manager at Issue Communications from 1990-92. From 1991-94, Mr Healey was a part-time tutor for the Open University Business School, and was Head of Communications at MSF Union from 1992-94. Mr Healey was Campaigns Director of the TUC from 1994 until he entered Parliament as MP for Wentworth on 1 May 1997.

Born in 1960, Mr Healey is married with one son.