Member for West Suffolk since 1997. Committees: Member, British-American Parliamentary Group; Deputy Chair, Small Business Bureau; Chair, Small Business Bureau, Parliamentary Advisory Group; Member, Inter-Parliamentary Union. Political career: Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since 2000; Shadow Minister of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2000; Member for Bury-St-Edmunds 1992-97; Chair, Westminster CPC 1990; Campaign Co-ordinator, Euro-Elections 1989; Ward Chair, Member of Executive, Westminster Constituency 1983-87; Parliamentary Candidate for Ashton-under-Lyne 1983. Special political interests: Economics, small business, agriculture. Profession/Trade: Company director. Education: University of Cape Town; Magdalene College, Cambridge, MA Economics. Affiliations: Governor, Westminster Foundation for Democracy. Hobbies: Country pursuits, English watercolours.
b. 24 September 1946.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	21,682	49.1	1.5	20,201	47.6
Labour	12,773	28.9	-8.6	15,906	37.5
Lib Dem	7,573	17.1	5.3	5,017	11.8
UKIP	2,177	4.9	1.8	1,321	3.1
Majority	8,909	20.2		4,295	10.1
Turnout	44,205	60.7	1	42,445	59.6