
David Jamieson was Labour Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport from 1992 to 2005, having previously worked as a teacher. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1998 to 2001 and then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (2001–2005), with responsibility for shipping, rail and aviation.
He was later a Solihull councillor (2010–2014) and West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner from 2014 to 2021.
He was a keynote speaker at Mare Forum in 2001 and 2002.