Stephen Hepburn



Stephen Hepburn (born 6 December 1959) has been the Member of Parliament for Jarrow since 1997.

Career
He was elected as a councillor to the South Tyneside Borough Council in 1985, becoming the deputy leader for seven years in 1990, and he has remained a councillor whilst serving as an MP. He served as the chairman of the Tyne and Wear Pensions for eight years from 1989.

Parliamentary life
He was elected to the British House of Commons for Jarrow following Donald Dixon's retirement at the 1997 General Election. Hepburn won the seat with a majority of 21,933 and has remained the MP there since.

In parliament he served on both the administration and the defence select committees for four years from 1997. He joined the Accommodation and Works Committee in 2003 until the 2005 General Election, since when he has served on the Northern Ireland select committee. He also serves as the chairman of the all party group on shipbuilding and ship repair, and is secretary of the all party group on football.