Stephen Ladyman

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Dr Stephen John Ladyman (born November 6, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Thanet South.

In 1995 Ladyman became a Thanet Councillor and was appointed as Chairman of Finance. He was elected to Parliament in the United Kingdom general election, 1997 defeating Jonathan Aitken. He was a junior minister at the Department for Health from June 2003 till May 2005, when he was appointed Minister of State for Transport.

Trivia

When transport minister, it was surprising when he appeared on Top Gear for the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment. It turns out that he is actually quite a petrol-head, having earned quite a few traffic citations in his day and having owned many respectable cars including an Alfa Romeo. It was especially surprising when he turned out an exceptional lap time breaking the 1:50 mark, thus beating Jeremy Clarkson himself. Near the end of the segment, Ladyman was shown being "caught" by a speed camera while lapping the Top Gear test track.

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