Member for Surrey East since 1992. Committees: Member, Environment Select Committee 1993-94. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since 1998; Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 1997-98; Assistant Government Whip 1996-97; Government Whip 1996-97; PPS to the Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley 1995-96; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Jonathan Aiken MP 1994-95; Member, Wandsworth Borough Council 1986-94; Sponsor, Hedgerows Bill 1993; Chair, Wandsworth Council Conservative Group 1990-92; elected to Council 1984-86; Member, Bow Group since 1983; Research Assistant to Sir Jack Stewart-Clark MEP 1979-81. Special political interests: Finance, environment, the arts and heritage. Profession/Trade: Investment banker. Education: Ludgrove; Bradfield College; Lincoln College, Oxford. Affiliations: Member, CPRE (Surrey); MCC.
b. 16 November 1956. Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	21,178	56.9	-4.1	22,739	61
Conservative	6,956	18.7	-0.1	6,988	18.8
LibDem	6,123	16.5	5.3	4,163	11.2
Soc Alliance	1,874	5.0	5.0	2,638	7.1
UK Independence Party	1,064	2.9	-	-	-
BNP	-	-	-	737	2
Majority	14,222	38.2		15,751	42.3
Turnout	37,195	53.0	2.6	37,265	50.4