Member for Hitchin and Harpenden since 1997. Member for St Albans 1983-87. Committees: Secretary, Conservative Energy Committee 1983-84; Member, Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee 1983-84. Political career: Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party 1997-99; Secretary of State for Social Security 1992-97; Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1990-92; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1989-90; Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1987-89; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Nigel Lawson as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1984-87; PPS to William Waldegrave and Lord Bellwin, Ministers of Local Government 1984; Consultant Director, Conservative Research Department 1979-83; Chair, Bow Group 1973-75; Parliamentary Candidate for Haringey, Tottenham 1974. Special political interests: Economic policy. Profession/Trade: Non-executive Director, Flemings Claverhouse Investment Trust plc, and i-document Systems Ltd; Director, Greenwell Montagu Stockbrokers 1986-87; Economic Advisor in underdeveloped countries. Education: Dulwich College; Clare College, Cambridge. Affiliations: Co-founder, German Bow Group; Institute of Petroleum; Member, Carlton Club.
b. 23 August 1943. Married.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,627	49.9	2.5	21,271	47.3
Labour	12,234	25.8	7.8	14,608	32.5
Lib Dem	10,499	22.2	-10.4	8,076	18
UKIP	828	1.8	0.4	606	1.3
Independent	199	0.4	-0.4	363	0.8
Majority	11,393	24.0		6,663	14.8
Turnout	47,387	70.5	3.6	44,924	66.9