Barry Gardiner

Barry Strachan Gardiner (born 10 March 1957) is a British Labour Party politician. He is the Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade since 2016. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent North from 1997 to 2024, then for Brent West since 2024.

Barry Gardiner MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs
In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Jim Knight
Succeeded by	Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Delivery and Efficiency
In office 10 May 2005 – 5 May 2006
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Nigel Griffiths
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 2 April 2004 – 10 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Jane Kennedy
Succeeded by	Jeff Rooker
Member of Parliament for Brent West Brent North (1997-2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Rhodes Boyson
Majority	3,793 (9.2%)
Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State 2016–2020 International Trade 2016 Energy and Climate Change Shadow Minister 2016–2020 International Climate Change 2015–2016 Energy and Climate Change 2013–2015 Natural Environment and Fisheries
Personal details
Born	Barry Strachan Gardiner[1] (1957-03-10) 10 March 1957 (age 67) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Children	4
Alma mater	University of St Andrews Harvard University Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Website	Official website

Gardiner worked under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Office, the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry, the Department of Trade and Industry and finally in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.^[2]