Caroline Flint, MP, Minister for Europe

From January until October 2008 Caroline Flint was Minister for Housing, attending Cabinet.

Between June 2007 and January 2008 Ms Flint was Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform. Her ministerial responsibilities included the labour market, welfare to work and child poverty. She was also Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber between June 2007 and January 2008.

Previously, as Minister for Public Health (May 2005-June 2007), Ms Flint was responsible for taking the Health Act 2006 through Parliament. This Act made England smokefree from 1 July 2007, ending smoking in enclosed public places. In May 2005, Ms Flint became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health; becoming Minister of State in May 2006.

Before working at the Department of Health, Ms Flint was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office (June 2003 to May 2005) responsible for reducing organised and international crime; anti-drugs co-ordination.  Ms Flint represented the Home Office on international and European issues, attending the Justice & Home Affair Council on behalf of the Department.  Previously she was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Dr John Reid, in his capacity as Leader of the House, Minister without Portfolio and Labour Party Chair (2002-3). Before that appointment, Ms Flint was Parliamentary Private Secretary from (1999-2002) to Rt Hon Peter Hain in his capacity as Minister of State at the DTI and Minister for Europe respectively. Between 1997 and 1999, Ms Flint served on the House of Commons Education & Employment Committee.

She is MP for the Doncaster constituency of Don Valley. 

Responsibilities:

• European Union and Europe
  
• Russia, South Caucasus, Central Asia
  
• Balkans
  
• Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova
  
• OSCE and Council of Europe
  
• NATO
  
• Public Diplomacy Board