Members of Parliament for Banbury - Banbury Cake

Member of Parliament for Banbury

Party

Committees

Army Group, Scotch Whisky And Spirits Group, Specialist Orthopaedic Services And Hospitals Group, Carers Group, Study Group For Construction, Cycling Group, Steel And Metal Related Industry Group, Malaria And Neglected Tropical Diseases Group, Hospice And Palliative Care Group, Policing Group, Genocide Prevention Group, Sea Cadets Group, Citizens Advice Group, Friends Of Islam Group, Agriculture And Food For Development Group, Food And Health Forum (associate Group), Roofing Industry Group, Pneumococcal Disease Prevention In The Developing World Group, Reserve Forces Group, Connecting Communities Group, Vaccine Damaged People Group, Thalidomide Group, Libraries, Literacy And Information Management Group, Microcredit/microfinance Group, Print Group, Debt, Aid And Trade Group, Voice Uk Group, Overseas Development Group, Lighting Group, British-brazilian Group, British-bulgarian Group, China Group, Colombia Group, Dominican Republic Group, British-ethiopia Group, British-german Parliamentary Group, Hungary Group, British-iranian Group, Britain-kazakhstan Group, British-latin America Group, Malaysia Group, British-maldives Parliamentary Group, Britain-nepal Group, Somaliland Group, Sri Lanka Group, Sudan (associate Group), Vietnam Group, West African Mano River Region Group, West Papua Group, Yemen Group

Biography

MP Since - 1983 Majority - 10,797 Born - 10/07/1950, remarried, 1 son, 1 daughter

Education - Leighton Park School, Reading, Sussex University.

Previous Occupation - Called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn (1975), Practising Barrister (Oxford & Midlands Circuit). Publishing House Director. Chairman 3DM Europe Ltd. Non-Executive Chairman Carbon Registry Services. Non-Executive Director Transense Technology plc. Deputy Chairman Eden Research plc. Executive Partner Diamond Film Partnership.

Personal Overview - Likely to be a moderate and fairly Euro enthusiastic member of the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Government between 1990 and 1997 known to his Civil Servants as Baldrick. A triple ballot support for Ken Clarke in 1997 helped to preclude the possibility of placement in the Hague Opposition Shadow team. He has a wide range of interests, particularly in Trade & Industry issues where he is a member of the relevant Select Committee. Regarded as a moderate Wet in the Party his education was at Leighton Park School, the Quaker public school. Within Parliament, was prepared to rebel against the party line over the 2003 Iraq War, supporting a motion that the case for war had not been established. He has also been involved in a a number of All Party Groups, including having chaired the Lighting Group and been a Vice Chairmanof the Overseas Development Group. His interest in overseas issues is further highlighted by his having been on the Council of the Overseas Development Institute and Chatham House and a Governor of the Commonwealth Institute.

Political History - PA to Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher MP (1974 General Election). MP Banbury (1983-). PPS Lynda Chalker (1985-87) as Minister of State at the Foreign Office, John Wakeham (1987-90) as Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House, Lord President of the Council, and Secretary of State for Energy. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy (1990), Department of Environment (1990-94), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (1994-95), Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture (1995-97). Former Joint Vice Chairman of the Conservative International Development Committee. Chair of the Conservative Parliamentary Mainstream Group (1997-2001). Former Joint Vice-Chairman, Overseas Development All Party Group. Former Vice Chairman of the Conservative Trade & Industry Committee. Member of the Trade & Industry Select Committee (1997-2001), Chairman International Development Select Committee (2001-2005), Standards & Privileges Select Commitee (2001). Member of the Liaison Select Committee (2001-05).

Characteristics - Has Government experience, and is a member of a number of Parliamentary Groups including the left leaning Tory Reform Group and Bow Group. Member of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England.

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