Member for North East Hampshire since 1997. Committees: Member, Intelligence and Security Select Committee; Member, Joint Select Committee on Lords Reform; All-Party Pension Group; All-Party Mull of Kintyre Group. Political career: Opposition Chief Whip 1997-2001; Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 1995-97; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Security 1994-95; Government Whip 1992-94; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Peter Lilley, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1990-92; PPS to Archie Hamilton, Minister of State for Armed Forces 1988-90; Parliamentary Candidate for Cynon Valley 1983 and 1984 (by-election). Special political interests: Pensions, intelligence and security, defence. Profession/Trade: Barrister. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Counsellor 1998. Education: Wellesley House, Eton College (Captain of the School); Trinity College, Cambridge, Honours Degree in Law. Hobbies: Playing guitar, skiing, cooking, computers.
b. 4 August 1952, Deal, Kent. Married with four children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	25,407	53.7	0.5	23,379	53.2
Lib Dem	12,858	27.2	4.2	10,122	23
Labour	7,630	16.1	-3.8	8,744	19.9
UKIP	1,392	2.9	-0.9	1,702	3.9
Majority	12,549	26.5	-	13,257	30.2
Turnout	47,287	64.8	3.2	43,947	61.6