Brian David Jenkins (born 19 September 1942) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth from 1997 until 2010. From 1996 to 1997, he was MP for South East Staffordshire before minor boundary changes in 1997.

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Brian Jenkins
Member of Parliament for Tamworth South East Staffordshire (1996–1997)
In office 11 April 1996 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	David Lightbown
Succeeded by	Chris Pincher
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Born	(1942-09-19) 19 September 1942 (age 81) Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	London School of Economics Wolverhampton University

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Jenkins was elected to the House of Commons at the South East Staffordshire by-election in April 1996, following the death of Conservative Party MP David Lightbown.^[1] He had previously contested the seat in the 1992 general election.

Brian Jenkins made his maiden speech in the Commons on the 8th of May 1996 ^[2]

The South East Staffordshire constituency was abolished in boundary changes at the 1997 general election, when he was returned to Parliament for the new Tamworth constituency. He was re-elected at the 2001 general election and again in 2005, but lost the seat to the Conservative Party candidate Chris Pincher in 2010.