Member for Kingston and Surbiton since 1997. Committees: Economic Affairs Spokesperson (Liberal Democrat Treasury Team Member); Member, Bank of England Standing Committee; Member, Select Committee on Procedure; Member, Finance Bill Standing Committee; Member, Parliamentary Human Rights Group; Member, All-Party Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health. Political career: Chair of Costing Committee for 1997 Manifesto 1996-97; Senior Economics Advisor to Liberal Democrats 1989-93. Special political interests: Macroeconomics, environment, small business, Latin America. Profession/Trade: Management consultant. Title/Honours/Decorations: Royal Humane Society Award 1995; Chief Constable Commendation 1995. Education: Jesus College, Oxford, BA (Hons), First Class; Birkbeck College, London, MSc Economics. Languages spoken: French, Spanish and German. Hobbies: Walking, cinema.
b. 25 December 1965, Annesley-Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. Single.

2005				2001
LIB DEM HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	25,397	51.1	-9.1	29,542	60.2
Conservative	16,431	33.0	4.8	13,866	28.2
Labour	6,553	13.2	4.4	4,302	8.8
UKIP	657	1.3	0.4	438	0.9
Soc Lab	366	0.7	0.1	319	0.6
Veritas	200	0.4	-	-	-
Vote Dream	146	0.3	-	-	-
Green	-	-	-	572	1.2
Unrepresented	-	-	-	54	0.1
Majority	8,966	18.0		15,676	31.9
Turnout	49,750	68.5	1.0	49,093	67.5