Members of Parliament for Sutton - Sutton Guardian

Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam

Party

Committees

Finance & Services Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Ageing And Older People Group, Kidney Group, Social Care Group, Carers Group, Disability Group, Allergy Group, Multiple Sclerosis (ms) Group, Water And Sanitation In The Third World Group, Primary Care And Public Health Group, Children Who Run Away Or Go Missing Group, Learning Disability Group, Parkinson's Disease Group, Skin Group, Inflammatory Arthritis Group, Warm Homes Group (associate Group), Health And Wellbeing In Schools Group, Tamils Group, Afghanistan (associate Group)

Biography

MP Since - 1997 Majority - 2,846 Born - 13/05/1962, Married, 3 children.

Education - Glastonbury High School, Carshalton College of Further Education, South Bank Polytechnic (Business Studies).

Previous Occupation - Acting Political Secretary for the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors (1996-97).

Personal Overview - He is likely to have good local knowledge from a background in Local Government and his membership of Business Link London South. He retained a role as a senior Liberal Democrat Spokesman until being briefly dropped following the post 2005 election reshuffle, gained reappointment in 2006 after the election of Menzies Campbell.

Political History - Councillor Sutton (1986-2002), Deputy Council Leader and Chairman of the Environment Committee (1988-97). Member, London Regional Liberal Democrat Executive, Federal Policy Committee. MP Sutton & Cheam (1997-). Co-Chairman of the Ageing & Older People, Chairman of the Backcare Group. Disabled People and Local Government & Housing Spokesman (1997-99), Social Security Spokesman (Pensioners) (1999-2001), Older People (2001-03), Shadow Secretary of State for Health (2003-05), member of the Health Select Committee (2003-04). Joint Vice-Chairman of the Disability, and Multiple Sclerosis All Party Groups. Member of the Health Select Committee (2005-06), member of the Finance & Services Select Committee (2006-), member of the Modernisation Select Committee (2006-07). Member of the Public Accounts Committee (2008-). Shadow Chief Whip (2006-).

Characteristics - Likely to be well informed of political issues in the London area, and has an interest in Environmental issues. His father is a Saville Row Tailor. NSPCC Parliamentary Ambassador (2003-).

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