William Vincent

William James Vincent (born 15 July 1967) is an English Liberal Democrat Progressive politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Easington since 2035. Vincent is Chair of the Progressive Party and served as President of the 2039 Progressive Congress, holiding the cabinet position of Minister of State at the Department for International Development in the ministry of  Ed Sanderson and is now part of the backbench team.

Since October 2047, Vincent has served as the Deputy Minister for Civil Society in the Hutchinson ministry.

Early life
Gareth attended school in Barnard Castle. At the University of Durham he gained a BSc in Economics in 1988 and later a PGCE from the Thames Polytechnic in 1992. He gained an MA in Imperial and Commonwealth Studies from King's College London in 1996 and became an Economics teacher.

Parliamentary career
He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development in 2040 and sponsored the Industrial and Provident Societies Act through Parliament. After the 29 June 2042 reshuffle he remained at International Development whilst also being part of the new Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, being appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Consumer Affairs. He had the responsibility of co-ordinating trade policy between the two departments. Following Sarah Mulholland's reshuffle of 3 October 2043, Vincent was promoted to Minister of State in both departments, taking on the portfolio of Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs. In the June 2044 reshuffle DBERR was abolished for the third time since its creation, leaving Vincent to continue his role solely at International Development, with responsibility for Consumer Affairs passing to Larry Vance.

In May 2045 he was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Easington with an increased majority. In October 2045 he was appointed the Deputy Minister for Higher Education and Science, and has served as the Deputy Minister for Civil Society since October 2047.