Member for Twickenham since 1997. Committees: Member, Treasury Select Committee 1999-2000. Political career: LD Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry since 2000. LD, Twickenham 1992; LD, York 1983 and 1987. Labour, Glasgow Hillhead 1970. Special political interests: Economic policy, energy, policing (Chair, All-Party Police Group), health. Profession/Trade: Economist; former Chief Economist, Shell. Education: Cambridge University Natural Science and Economics; Glasgow University, PhD. Affiliations: Visiting Fellow at the LSE, Nuffield College, Oxford and the International Economics Programme, Chatham House.
b. 9 May 1943. Widower with three children.

2005				2001
LIB DEM HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	26,696	51.7	2.9	24,344	48.7
Conservative	16,731	32.4	-1.1	16,689	33.4
Labour	5,868	11.4	-2.5	6,903	13.8
Green	1,445	2.8	-0.1	1,423	2.8
UKIP	766	1.5	0.3	579	1.2
Independent	117	0.2	-	-	-
Vote for yourself rainbow dream ticket	64	0.1	-	-	-
Majority	9,965	19.3		7,655	15.3
Turnout	51,687	71.8	4.4	49,938	67.4