Member for Tonbridge and Malling since 1974. Committees: Member, Select Committee for Foreign Affairs since 1992; Vice-Chair, Conservative Industry Committee 1975-76, Secretary 1974-75; Member, Select Committee of Nationalised Industries 1974-76. Political career: Minister of State for Northern Ireland 1987-88; Minister of State for the Armed Forces 1983-87; Minister of State for Housing and Construction 1979-83; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition 1976-79; Parliamentary Candidate for Newton 1970. Profession/Trade: Former Financial Executive with RTZ plc. Education: Repton School; Lincoln College, Oxford. Affiliations: Former research associate for the International Institute for Strategic Studies; Trustee of Action Aid.
b. 19 January 1942. Married with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	24,357	52.9	3.5	20,956	49.4
Labour	11,005	23.9	-6.1	12,706	29.9
Lib Dem	8,980	19.5	1.6	7,605	17.9
UKIP	1,721	3.7	1.0	1,169	2.8
Majority	13,352	29.0		8,250	19.4
Turnout	46,063	67.3	2.9	42,436	64.4