Member for Salisbury since 1983. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Defence 1995-97; Joint Parliamentary Chair, Council for Education in the Commonwealth 1984-87; Member, Select Committee on Education, Science and the Arts 1983-86; Member, UK National Commission for UNESCO 1984-85; Secretary, Conservative Arts and Heritage Committee 1983-84; Chair, All-Party Group on AIDS. Political career: Opposition Spokesperson on Defence since 1997; Minister for Roads and Traffic 1993-94; Under-Secretary of State for National Heritage 1992-93; Under-Secretary of State for the Environment 1990-92; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Chris Patten 1987-90; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State for Energy 1985-87; Parliamentary Secretary to the Rt Hon Edward Heath 1984-85; Member, National Union Executive Committee 1981-83; former Chair, Harrow Central Conservative Association 1980-82; Parliamentary Candidate for Camden, Holborn and St Pancras South 1979; former Vice-Chair and Treasurer, Conservative Parliamentary Candidates Association.
Special political interests: Defence, environment, education, arts. Profession/Trade: Teacher. Education: Sherborne School; Clare College, Cambridge. Affiliations: Member, Medical Research Council 1989-90; Honorary Fellow, College of Preceptors 1989; former Chair of School Governors; Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street. Hobbies: Singing, cooking, countryside.
b. 22 April 1945. Married with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	25,961	47.8	1.2	24,527	46.6
Lib Dem	14,819	27.3	-2.8	15,824	30.1
Labour	9,457	17.4	-0.1	9,199	17.5
UKIP	2,290	4.2	0.5	1,958	3.7
Green	1,555	2.9	0.8	1,095	2.1
Independent	240	0.4	-	-	-
Majority	11,142	20.5		8,703	16.5
Turnout	54,322	67.6	2.3	52,603	65.3