Member for Rutland and Melton since 1992. Committees: Chair, Conservative Backbench Constitutional Affairs Committee 1995-96; Social Security Select Committee 1993-95. Political career: Opposition Frontbench Spokesman for Trade and Industry since 1999; Opposition Frontbench Spokesman for Health 1998-99; Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party 1997-98; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon William Hague MP 1997-98; PPS to Dr Brian Mawhinney 1995-97; Parliamentary Candidate for Barnsley West and Penistone 1987. Special political interests: International trade and finance, social security. Profession/Trade: Oil trader. Education: Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood; St John's College, Oxford; Harvard University (Kennedy Scholar). Co-author (with Dominic Hobson) of: Saturn's Children: How the State Devours Liberty, Prosperity and Virtue (1995). Hobbies: Shooting, fishing, skiing, water-skiing.
b. 31 March 1957, Rickmansworth.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	25,237	51.2	3.1	22,621	48.1
Labour	12,307	25.0	-4.8	14,009	29.8
Lib Dem	9,153	18.6	0.8	8,386	17.8
UKIP	1,554	3.2	0.6	1,223	2.6
Veritas	696	1.4	-	-	-
Independent	337	0.7	-	-	-
Green	-	-		817	1.7
Majority	12,930	26.2		8,612	18.3
Turnout	49,284	65.0	0.0	47,056	65