Member for Eastleigh since 2005. Political career: Co-ordinator, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; Chair, Liberal Democrat Public Services Policy Commission; Liberal Democrat Economic Advisor, General Election Campaign 1997; SDP-Liberal Alliance Candidate, Oxford West and Abingdon 1987, and Reading East 1983. Special political interests: Economy. Profession/Trade: Economist, journalist. Education: Westminster School; University of Paris, Sorbonne, Certificate in French Language and Civilisation; Magdalen College, Oxford University, BA (Hons) First, Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Author of: Numerous articles. Co-author: Both Sides of the Coin.
b. 2 July 1954. Married.

2005				2001
LIB DEM HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	19,216	38.6	-2.1	19,360	40.7
Conservative	18,648	37.5	3.2	16,302	34.3
Labour	10,238	20.6	-1.4	10,426	21.9
UKIP	1,669	3.4	1.6	849	1.8
Green	-	-	-	636	1.3
Majority	568	1.1		3,058	6.4
Turnout	49,771	64.8	1.0	47,573	63.8