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Dan Norris was born on 28 January, 1960 in London, England, is a British Labour politician. Discover Dan Norris's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

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Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 28 January 1960
Birthday 28 January
Birthplace London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1960

Dan Norris (born 28 January 1960) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Mayor of the West of England since May 2021.

Dan Norris was born on 28 January 1960 in London to parents June Norris and David Norris.

1983

His mother was a Labour councillor who stood as the candidate for the Northavon constituency in the 1983 general election and the 1992 general election.

His father worked as a sales manager and as a social worker.

Norris was educated at Chipping Sodbury School and the University of Sussex, where he completed a master's degree in social work.

He is a former teacher and child protection officer, having trained with the NSPCC.

1987

Norris first stood for parliament in the constituency of Northavon in 1987, losing against the Conservative incumbent, John Cope.

1989

Norris was a councillor on Bristol City Council for the Brislington West ward from 1989 to 1992 and from 1995 to 1997, and a councillor on Avon County Council from 1994 to 1996.

He is a member of the GMB trade union.

1992

In 1992, he was the Labour candidate for Wansdyke in Somerset, coming in second place against the Conservative incumbent, Jack Aspinwall.

1997

He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansdyke from 1997 to 2010.

He contested the Wansdyke seat again in the election of 1997, and this time succeeded in taking it with a majority of 4,799, overturning a Conservative majority of 11,770 votes.

2001

Norris went on to increase his majority to 5,613 in the election of 2001.

Norris has a particular interest in child safety and regularly campaigns against child sexual abuse, having co-written a free booklet on its prevention.

He also co-wrote, produced and distributed a booklet, Don't Bully Me, giving practical advice to children across the United Kingdom on dealing with bullying.

Norris was an assistant whip for the Treasury from June 2001 to June 2003.

2004

In 2004, Norris was appointed to the board of the Snowdon Trust, a charity that supports students with physical disabilities.

Norris is an ambassador for the children's charity Kidscape.

He is a trustee of the League Against Cruel Sports, becoming chair in October 2022.

2005

On the final day of legal fox hunting, 28 February 2005, he was egged by Duke of Beaufort's Hunt supporters in Badminton recorded live on regional television news.

The 2005 general election saw his lead over the Conservatives fall to 1,839.

2006

In May 2006 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain until June 2007, then PPS to Foreign Secretary David Miliband to January 2009.

2009

Norris served in government as the Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment from 2009 to 2010, and an assistant whip from 2001 to 2003.

In the reshuffle of June 2009 Norris entered government as a minister for the first time, becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister for Rural Affairs and Environment).

Norris had long campaigned against fox hunting, supporting the legislation outlawing it.

2010

Due to changes made by the Boundary Commission for England, the Wansdyke constituency was abolished at the 2010 election.

Norris stood instead for the North East Somerset seat which covered most of the same area, but was defeated by the Conservative candidate Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Following his defeat at the 2010 general election, Norris worked for David Miliband in his unsuccessful bid for the Labour leadership.

2012

In May 2012, Norris was shortlisted to be the Labour Party candidate for the Bristol mayoral election, but did not win the selection.

2016

As of 2016 he was Head of Operations for the Russell Group of Universities, and he has run businesses.

Norris was critical of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party's handling of antisemitism, stating in an op-ed for the Bristol Post, "today’s Labour leadership seems to have become highly uncomfortable in opposing racism when it is directed at Jewish people".

2020

Norris was selected as the Labour Party candidate on 16 November 2020, defeating Bristol councillor Helen Godwin in a vote of local members by 1,611 votes to 1,558.

During the election campaign, the leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer visited Bath to campaign with him.

They were asked to leave a pub by its landlord, who opposed the use of lockdowns as part of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the election campaign, Norris said that incumbent mayor Tim Bowles was the "only metro mayor who doesn't have more powers than when he started", and that if elected he would seek more money and powers from central government.

He said he would establish a "Green Recovery Fund" to create 23,000 jobs by investing in "home retrofitting, tree-planting, flood and drought defences, and renewable energy".

Norris was elected as the mayor of the West of England in the 2021 West of England mayoral election, a role which had previously been held by the Conservative Tim Bowles.

Upon taking office, he became entitled to the style of Mayor.

He credited his victory to the leadership of Keir Starmer.

He said he would support North Somerset and parts of Somerset joining the combined authority, and he would seek additional funds for them.