Members of Parliament for Borehamwood - Borehamwood Times

Member of Parliament for Hertsmere

Party

Committees

European Scrutiny Committee, Home Affairs Committee, Friends Of The Bahá, 'í, Group, Civil Contingency Group, Group Against Antisemitism, Rugby League Group, Allergy Group, Water And Sanitation In The Third World Group, Thameslink Route Group, Myodil Group, War Crimes Group, Future Housing And Planning Group, Lighting Group, Indo-british Group, British-trinidad And Tobago Group

Biography

MP Since - 1992 Majority - 11,093 Born - 14/09/1956 Married, 1 son, 2 daughters

Education - St Peter's School York, Queen's College Oxford, Central London Polytechnic, Gray's Inn.

Previous Occupation - Barrister (1981-), Lloyd's Underwriter and Farmer.

Personal Overview - Likely to tend towards the Thatcherite right in the Conservative Party. He has legal experience and has also been a farmer. He was promoted in the Major Government, and continued his parliamentary advance under both William Hague and initially under Iain Duncan Smith before deciding to stand down from the front bench in 2002. Somewhat surprisingly, he returned to the Front Bench in 2007 after a five year break.

Political History - MP Hertsmere (1992-). Member of the Health Committee (1992-94). Joint Vice Chairman of the Rugby League Group (1999-2001). PPS to Baroness Blatch, (Minister of State, Department of Education (1992-94), Home Office 1994-95),, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Environment (1995-97). Opposition Home Affairs Spokesman (Crime, Immigration & Asylum) (1997-99), Opposition Education & Employment Spokesman (1999-2001). Shadow Minister for Work (2001-02), Treasury (2002). Member of the Home Affairs Select Committee (2002-), Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (2003-05). European Scrutiny Select Committee (2007-). Member of the Work & Pensions Select Committee (2007-). Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions (2007-).

Characteristics - Likely to be tough on Law & Order issues.

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