Gavin Shuker is an English

English people

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 Labour Co-operative

Labour Co-operative

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 politician

Politician

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, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South

Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Luton South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 since 2010. Shuker successfully defended the seat after his predecessor Margaret Moran

Margaret Moran

Margaret Moran is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She was the Member of Parliament for Luton South from 1997 to 2010....

 stood down following controversy over her expenses.

Education

A Lutonian, Shuker was educated at two state schools: Icknield Primary and Icknield High School. He was head boy at the latter. He then attended Luton Sixth Form College

Luton Sixth Form College

Luton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college situated in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.-Admissions:It is noted for its multiethnic population; 62% of the College's students are from minority ethnic groups.-History:...

 before going on to study Social and Political Sciences at Girton College, Cambridge

Girton College, Cambridge

Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was England's first residential women's college, established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon. The full college status was only received in 1948 and marked the official admittance of women to the...

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Life and career

Shuker is a member of the Christian Socialist Movement

Christian Socialist Movement

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 and was previously leader of City Life Church in Luton: a 2006-formed offshoot of City Life Church in Cambridge, and part of the Plumbline family of churches. He is married to Lucie, whom he met at the University of Cambridge.
In May 2010 he won the seat in Luton South. In October 2010, he was appointed PPS to the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Aman Khan is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tooting since 2005, succeeding Tom Cox as the Labour MP for the seat...

and was appointed to the transport select committee. In March 2011 he was promoted again to become Shadow Minister for the Natural Environment in the DEFRA team.
Until the promotion of Chloe Smith MP to the Government's treasury team in October 2011, he was the youngest serving frontbencher in Parliament.
Following a reshuffle in October 2011, he became Shadow Minister for Water and Waste.