50 most powerful 2009
The 50 most powerful gay, lesbian and bisexual people in British politics was a list published by Pink news]] in 2009.
The 50 were 1. Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson of Foy and Hartlepool, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. 2. Nick Brown, Chief Whip 3. Nick Herbert, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 4. Angela Eagle, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 5. Evan Davis, Presenter, Today programme, BBC Radio 4 6. Ben Bradshaw, Minister of State for Health Services 7. Nick Boles, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Grantham and Stamford 8. Ray Collins, General Secretary of the Labour party 9. Chris Bryant, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 10. Margot James, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge 11. Kirsty McNeill, Political Adviser, No10 Downing St 12. Alan Duncan, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 13. Sir Simon Milton, Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning 14. Ben Summerskill, Chief Executive, Stonewall 15. Greg Barker, Shadow Minister for Climate Change 16. Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow Council 17. Dan Ritterband, Director of Marketing for London 18. Spencer Livermore, Head of Strategy and Planning, Blue Rubicon 19. Iain Dale, Blogger 20. Michael Cashman, MEP for the West Midlands 21. Simon Hughes, Lib Dem Spokesman on Energy and Climate Change 22. Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner 23. Patrick Harvie MSP, leader of Scottish Green Party 24. Stephen Williams, Lib Dem Spokesman on Innovation, Universities and Skills 25. Lord Alli, Labour Peer 26. Matthew Parris, Journalist 27. Joe FitzPatrick, SNP MSP 28. Katie Hanson and LGBT Labour 29. Jean Eaglesham, Journalist 30. Janet Paraskeva, head of the Olympic Lottery Distributor and First Civil Service Commissioner 31. Andrew Pierce, Journalist 32. Stephen Twigg, Labour parliamentary candidate for Liverpool West Derby 33. Wes Streeting, National President of the National Union of Students 34. Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London 35. James Knox, gay rights activist 36. Johann Hari, Journalist 37. Adam Price, Plaid Cymru MP 38. Margaret Smith, Lib Dem MSP 39. Brian Coleman, Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Authority 40. Brian Paddick, former candidate for Mayor of London 41. David Borrow, Labour MP 42. Clive Betts, Labour MP 43. Gordon Marsden, Labour MP 44. Seb Dance, special adviser to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 45. Maria Exall, Trade Unionist 46. Rodney Berman, Leader of Cardiff Council 47. Steve Radford, former leader of the Liberal party 48. Darren Johnson, Green Member of the London Assembly 49. Alan Wardle, Programme Director Public Affairs Local Government Association 50. Mike Freer, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Finchley & Golders Green
