Member for Devon East since 2001. Committees: Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee. Special political interests: Defence, foreign affairs, Northern Ireland, the arts, rural issues. Education: Eton College; St Andrew's University; RMA Sandhurst. Affiliations: Fellow, Royal Society of Arts.
b. 1959, London. Married with two children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,075	46.9	-0.6	22,681	47.4
Lib Dem	15,139	30.7	0.5	14,486	30.3
Labour	7,598	15.4	-1.2	7,974	16.7
UKIP	3,035	6.2	0.5	2,696	5.6
Independent Way	400	0.8	-	-	-
Majority	7,936	16.1		8,195	17.1
Turnout	49,247	69.3	1.2	47,837	68.1