Member for North Norfolk since 2001. Committees: Member, Treasury Select Committee; Member, European Standing Committee (took part in delegations to South Africa, India - including Kashmir - China in 2002). Political career: Member, Norwich City Council 1987-91. Special political interests: International development issues, health, environment, constitutional reform. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Education: Wymondham College; University of Leicester, LLB 2:1 Law, qualified as solicitor. Author of: Remedies in the Employment Tribunal (1998). Hobbies: Football, art.
b. 16 September 1957, Watford. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LIB DEM HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	31,515	53.5	10.8	23,978	42.7
Conservative	20,909	35.5	-6.3	23,495	41.8
Labour	5,447	9.2	-4.1	7,490	13.3
UKIP	978	1.7	0.6	608	1.1
Independent	116	0.2	-	-	-
Green	-	-	-	649	1.2
Majority	10,606	18.0		483	0.9
Turnout	58,965	73.0	2.8	56,220	70.2