Member for Hertford and Stortford since 2001. Committees: Treasurer, All-Party Parliamentary Small Business Group; Chair, East Hertfordshire Business Forum; Hon Vice-President, Small Business Bureau; Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Group for a New Airport in the South East; Secretary, Conservative Backbench Policy Group on Defence and International Affairs (2001-02). Political career: Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Special political interests: Defence and security issues; small business. Profession/Trade: Chartered surveyor; self-employed businessman. Education: Truro School; University of Reading, BSc (Hons) Land Management. Hobbies: Watching rugby and cricket (member of Saracens RFC and Middlesex CCC), singing, playing the piano, going to the theatre.
b. 12 June 1962, Cornwall.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	25,074	50.5	5.8	21,074	44.7
Labour	11,977	24.1	-8.7	15,471	32.8
Lib Dem	9,129	18.4	-1.5	9,388	19.9
Green	1,914	3.9	-	-	-
UKIP	1,026	2.1	-0.6	1,243	2.6
Veritas	572	1.2	-	-	-
Majority	13,097	26.4	-	5,603	11.9
Turnout	49,692	67.7	4.9	47,176	62.8