Member for Cotswold since 1997. Committees: Member, Public Accounts Committee since 1997; Member, Environmental Select Committee 1992-97; Vice-Chair, Small Business Bureau since 1995; Vice-Chair, Conservative Backbench European Affairs Committee since 1997, and Secretary 1992-95; Eastern Area Executive and Agricultural Committees 1986-91. Political career: Member, Public Accounts Commission since 1997; appointed PPS to Douglas Hogg, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1995-97; Member, Cirencester and Tewkesbury 1992-97; Vice-Chair, Euro-Atlantic Group 1996; Chair, All-Party Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health 1995; Vice-Chair, Charities Property Association since 1993; Vice-Chair, Euro-Constituency of Norfolk 1990; Chair, North Norfolk Constituency Party 1986-91. Profession/Trade: Chartered surveyor; farmer. Education: Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester; Eton College. Affiliations: Former Vice-Chair, local branch of the NFU; former School Governor; Freeman, the City of London; Liveryman, The Worshipful Company of Farmers.
b. 23 March 1953, Cambridge. Married with two children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,326	49.3	-1.1	23,133	50.3
Lib Dem	13,638	28.8	4.6	11,150	24.2
Labour	8,457	17.9	-4.7	10,383	22.6
UKIP	1,538	3.3	0.4	1,315	2.9
Independent	392	0.8	-	-	-
Majority	9,688	20.5		11,983	26.1
Turnout	47,351	66.7	-0.8	45,981	67.5