Member for South Cambridgeshire since 1997. Committees: Member of the following All-Party Country Groups: America, Japan, South Africa. Political career: Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Policy Renewal since 1999; Appointed to Frontbench as Vice-Chair of Conservative Party 1998; Director, Public Policy Unit 1995-97; Campaign Manager, Uxbridge by-election; Director, Conservative Research Department 1990-95; Deputy Director-General, British Chamber of Commerce 1987-90; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Norman Tebbit 1984-87. Special political interests: Economic policy, health, local government, transport, constitutional issues, law and order, broadcasting/media. Affiliations: Patron of STRADA, Cambridge Small Business Group, ASPIRE, International Centre for Child Studies, Headway. Title/Honours/Decorations: CBE 1966. Education: Brentwood School; University of Exeter, BA Politics. Hobbies: Travel, bridge, cricket, political biography, family, Church of England, cinema.
b. 11 December 1956, Hornchurch. Separated with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,676	45.0	0.7	21,387	44.2
Lib Dem	15,675	29.8	2.9	12,984	26.9
Labour	10,189	19.4	-4.9	11,737	24.3
UKIP	1,556	3.0	1.2	875	1.8
Green	1,552	3.0	0.5	1,182	2.4
ProLife Alliance	-	-	-	176	0.4
Majority	8,001	15.2		8,403	17.4
Turnout	52,648	68.4	1.3	48,341	67.1