Member for Wokingham since 1987. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation since 2004; Shadow Secretary of State, Trade and Industry since 1997; Secretary of State for Wales 1993-95; Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities 1992-93; Minister of State 1990-92; Under-Secretary of State for Corporate Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 1989-90; Head of Prime Minister's Policy Unit (civil service appointment) 1983-85; Parliamentary Candidate for Southwark, Peckham 1982 by-election; Member, Witney North, Oxfordshire County Council 1973-77, Chair, Land and Buildings Committee; Member, Oxford City Conservative Association, Vice-Chair and CPC Chair 1972-75. Profession/Trade: Industrialist. Special political interests: Inner cities, economy, privatisation, Europe. Education: Oxford University, MA, DPhil. Author of: Singing the Blues; Stars and Strife; The Death of Britain; Just Say No-100 Arguments Against the Euro; Controlling Public Industries (with J Hatch); Equity for Everyman; Public Enterprise in Crisis; Reason, Ridicule and Religion; Popular Capitalism; Going for Broke; The Global Marketplace; Our Currency, Our Country.
Hobbies: Swimming, village cricket, watersports.
b. 15 June 1951, Canterbury. Divorced with two children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	22,174	48.1	2.0	20,216	46.1
Lib Dem	14,934	32.4	0.0	14,222	32.4
Labour	6,991	15.2	-2.2	7,633	17.4
UKIP	994	2.2	0.1	897	2
Loony Party	569	1.2	-0.8	880	2
BNP	376	0.8	-	-	-
Telepath	34	0.1	-	-	-
Majority	7,240	15.7		5,994	13.7
Turnout	46,072	67.1	3.0	43,848	64.1