Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born
August 30,
1960) is a
British Labour Member of Parliament for
Exeter (since May
1997), as well as a
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State[?] (the most junior rank of government minister) at the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[?] (since June
2003). He was one of the first
gay MPs to be "out" at the time he was initially elected; his Conservative opponent was a "family values" campaigner who made
sexuality an issue in the campaign.