Members of Parliament for High Wycombe - Bucks Free Press

Member of Parliament for Wycombe

Party

Committees

Pro-life Group, Disability Group, Furniture Industry Group, Dying Well Group, Tackling Terrorism Group, European Secure Vehicle Alliance (associate Group), Methodist Group, Learning Disability Group, Poverty Group, Social Enterprises Group, Kashmir Group, Mauritius Group

Biography

MP Since - 2001 Majority - 7,051 Born - 17/11/1959. Married, 1 son.

Education - Cranleigh School, York University.

Previous Occupation - Journalist - Daily Telegraph (Comment Editor 1995-2001), Catholic Herald.

Personal Overview - Eurospectic journalist formerly with the Daily Telegraph who was a key critic of the Blair Government on its page during the its first term. Although a rightwinger by nature he displays a personal liberalism with his attitude towards drugs policy, now favouring gradual decriminalisation, a position which has softened from outright legalisation. His family background is Jewish, though he personally spent two years as a novice monk, and was for one year the Home Affairs Editor of the Catholic Herald. His journalistic skills have been put to use by the Party as a speech writer for William Hague. Announced in June 2009 that he would be standing down at the next General Election.

Political History - Chairman, University of York Conservative Association, Member, NUS National Executive Committee, Chairman, Federation of Conservative Students (1983-4), Research Assistant to Tom King MP, Member for Wycombe (2001-). Member of the Deregulation & Regulatory Reform Select Committee (2001-03), Work & Pensions Select Committee (2001-05). PPS to David Davis as Chairman of the Conservative Party (2001-02), Opposition Front Bench Spokesman for Work & Pensions (2003-05), Shadow Minister for Disabled People (Economic Affairs) (2003-05). for Childcare (2005-07), Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government (2007-).

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