Members Of Parliament in Crewe - Crewe Guardian

MPs: Edward Timpson MP; Paul Nuttall MEP;

Crewe and Nantwich (House of Commons)

Mr Edward Timpson MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Please contact us for details, look on the website, or watch out for announcements in the Chronicle.
Surgery: Kings Grove School
From 12:00 PM to 14:00 PM
Friday 3 February 2012

Surgery: Crewe Constituency Office
From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Saturday 25 February 2012

Surgery: The Hawk Inn, Haslington
From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday 2 March 2012

Surgery: Morrisons, Crewe
From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Saturday 10 March 2012

Surgery: Nantwich Library drop-in
From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday 23 March 2012

Surgery: Shavington Village Hall
From 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Friday 20 April 2012

Surgery: Crewe Constituency Office
From 11:00 AM to 13:00 PM
Friday 27 April 2012

Surgery: Nantwich Library
From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday 4 May 2012

Surgery Tel: 01270 501725

MP Since - 2008 (By-election) Majority - 6,046 Born - 26/12/1973. Married, 1 son & 2 daughters. Education - Uppingham; Durham University (Politics and Law).
Previous Occupation - Called to the Bar (1999). Practices family law.
Personal Overview - Won this seat at the 2008 by-election caused by the death of Gwyneth Dunwoody on a large swing from Labour. His victory came in the face of Labour criticism of his allegedly privileged background, as a son of the wealthy Timpson Shoe mending family (his elder brother runs the family business). His family background was unusual in other ways, his parents were foster parents and his background included sharing his family home with 86 other children, who stayed for varying periods of time. This gave him experience of working with vulnerable children, which also motivated him to get involved in politics. Despite only being politically active for a short period of time prior to his election, he was involved in successful local campaigns to assist the Conservatives in taking control of both Vale Royal and Eastleigh Councils in (2006-07). He has also campaigned locally opposing post office closures including organising a 3,000 strong petition. Following the 2010 General Election, he was appointed to the role of a PPS and in March 2011 joined the No 10 Downing Street Political Unit. He achieved promotion at the 2012 reshuffle, becoming a Minister at the Department for Education.

Political History - Campaign coordinator at the Eddisbury Constituency (2006-07). MP Crewe & Nantwich (2008- by election). Member of the Children, School and Families Committee (2008-10). PPS to Rt Hon Theresa May as Home Secretary (2010-12). Minister of State for Schools (2012-).

Characteristics - Member of the Family Law Bar Association. Has completed six marathons and raised money for the Macmillan Cancer Unit at Leighton Hospital. His favourite film is the Shawshank Redemption. He has also written an illustrated children's book.

Business Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: timpsone@parliament.uk

Interests: Law & Order,Youth Issues

Commitee membership

• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption and Fostering (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Asthma (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bingo (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Child Protection (Member)
• Epilepsy Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked after Children and Care Leavers (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group (Vice Chairman)
• Parents and Families (Associate Group) (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sure Start Children's Centres (Member)

North West (European Parliament)

Mr Paul Nuttall MEP (UK Independence)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 1977. Married.
Education - Savio High School. Hugh Baird College. North Lincolnshire College (HND Sport Science) Edge Hill University BA (Hons) History. Liverpool Hope University, MA History. City and Guilds 7307 Teaching Qualification. Certificate in Education. Liverpool Hope University, PhD History (Pending).

Previous Occupation - History Lecturer at Hugh Baird College (2002-06). Lecturer in History at Liverpool Hope University (2003-06). European Parliamentary Assistant and Political Advisor to John Whittaker MEP (2006-08).

Personal Overview - Effectively replaced former UKIP MEP John Whittaker at the 2009 European Elections who he had worked for as an assistant at the Parliament for several years. Has an academic background as a lecturer in the Merseyside area. Politically, he has achieved relatively rapid promotion within the party in recent years, becoming Party Chairman in 2008. In terms of European politics, he has gained experience through his work for John Whittaker MEP, he has also acted as a political consultant to Godfrey Bloom MEP and has been Editor of the Bulletin from Brussels Magazine. As well as opposing Britain's membership of the European Union, his political interests include campaigning against political correctness as well as campaigning to save post offices and British pubs.

Political History - Joined UKIP (2004). General Election candidate for Bootle (2005). Candidate for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (2006,07,08). Chairman of South Sefton UKIP Branch (2005-2006). Secretary of Young Independence (2008-). Political Consultant to Godfrey
Bloom MEP (2008-09). Chairman of UKIP (2008-). MEP North West Region (2009-). Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2009-). Substitute member of the Committee on Culture and Education (2009-11).

Other Information - Member of the Executive Council of the United Commonwealth Society (2007-). Member of the Campaign Against Political Correctness (2006-). Member of the Freedom Association.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: paul.nuttall@europarl.europa.eu

Mr Paul Nuttall MEP (UK Independence) on Twitter

Crewe Guardian has no responsibility or control over the content on external blogging sites, but you can contact us if you have a complaint.

My blog

Interests: Saving Post Offices from closure,Campaigning against Political Correctness

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)

Information supplied by Goveval. Send feedback to info@goveval.com