Member for Horsham since 1997. Political career: Shadow Foreign Secretary 2000-01; Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 1998-2000; Shadow Culture Secretary 1997-98; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1990-92; Minister of State FCO 1989-90; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DTI 1987-89; Government Whip 1985-87; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State for Employment 1984-85; first MP for North Warwickshire June 1983; elected to Westminster City Council 1978. Title/Honours/Decorations: PC 1992; Law Scholarship; Forster Boulton Prize; Called to Bar, Inner Temple 1977. Education: Abingdon School; Corpus Christi, Cambridge, MA (Hons) History. Hobbies: Skiing, cricket, reading, music.
b. 4 July 1953. Married with five children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	27,240	50.0	-1.5	26,134	51.5
Lib Dem	14,613	26.8	2.3	12,468	24.6
Labour	9,320	17.1	-3.1	10,267	20.2
UKIP	2,552	4.7	1.8	1,472	2.9
No description	416	0.8	-	-	-
PHF	354	0.7	-	-	-
Independent	-	-	-	429	0.8
Majority	12,627	23.2		13,666	26.9
Turnout	54,495	67.3	3.5	50,770	63.8