Member for Winchester since 1997. Committees: Chair, Peel Group since 2002; Vice-Chair, All-Party Mobile Communications Group since 2001; Member, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs and Defence Teams 1999-2001; Treasurer, All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group since 2000; Co-Chair, All Party Group on Adoption since 2000; Secretary, European Union Accession Group since 2000; Spokesman for Disabilities 1997-99; Chair, All-Party Groups on Far Eastern Prisoners of War; Secretary, All-Party EU Accession Group; Co-Founder, Liberal Future; Board Member, European Movement. Political career: Treasurer, Parliamentary Wine Club 2002-03; LD Parliamentary Party Chair since 2001; Spokesperson for Europe 2000-01; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party 1999-2001; Member, Foreign Affairs and Defence Team 1999-2001; Spokesperson, Social Security and Welfare (Disabled People) 1997-99. Special political interests: Healthcare, South East funding, prison education, Europe, asylum issues. Profession/Trade: Public affairs. Education: Queen's Comprehensive School, Watford; Hatfield Polytechnic, BA History, Diploma in International Public Relations. Hobbies: Gardening, swimming, running, Watford Football Club.
b. 8 March 1964. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LIB DEM HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	31,225	50.6	-3.9	32,282	54.6
Conservative	23,749	38.5	0.2	22,648	38.3
Labour	4,782	7.8	1.8	3,498	5.9
UKIP	1,321	2.1	1.0	664	1.1
Independent	581	0.9	-	-	-
Wessex Region	-	-	-	66	0.1
Majority	7,476	12.1	-	9,634	16.3
Turnout	61,658	71.9	-0.4	59,158	72.3