Members Of Parliament in Swindon - Swindon Advertiser

MPs: Justin Tomlinson MP; Robert Buckland MP; William of Dartmouth MEP;

North Swindon (House of Commons)

Mr Justin Tomlinson MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Swindon Conservative MPs Constituency Office
1 Milton Road
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 5JE

Surgery Tel: 01793 533393

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 7,060 Born - 05/1/1976. Married (Halina).
Education - Harry Cheshire High School, Kidderminster. Oxford Brookes University (BA Business and Marketing).

Previous Occupation - Worked for First Leisure (1999-2000). Ran his own company called TB Marketing (2000-10).

Personal Overview - An experienced local campaigner, who turned success at a Local Government level into parliamentary representation. He has a career background running a local marketing company in Swindon, which has specialised in providing printing, marketing advice as well as websites. He has been a Councillor locally for a number of years where his roles have included Lead Member for Cultural Services, Recreation and Leisure (2005-2010). Within local Conservative politics, in his role of North Swindon Conservative Campaign Co-ordinator he was successful in co-ordinating local election campaigns.

Political History - Councillor, Swindon Borough Council (Abbey Meads) (2000-). North Swindon Conservative Deputy Chairman (2001-04). Chairman of National Conservative Future (Young Conservatives) (2002-03). General Election candidate for Swindon North (2005). MP Swindon North (2010-). Member of the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills (2010-).

Characteristics - Has played football informally at the local Link Centre.

Business Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: justin.tomlinson.mp@parliament.uk

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Interests: Marketing,Health

Commitee membership

• Consolidation Bills: Joint Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Football Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Education for All (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Leisure Group (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Micro Businesses (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group (Vice Chairman)
• British-South Pacific Group (Member)

South Swindon (House of Commons)

Mr Robert Buckland MP (Conservative)

Surgery: 1 Milton Road
Swindon
SN1 5JE

Surgery Tel: 01793 533393

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 3,544 Born - 1968, Llanelli, Married (Sian), 2 children (twins - Millicent and George).
Education - Old Road County Primary School, Llanelli, St Michael's School, Bryn, Hatfield College, Durham University (BA Hons Law), Inns of Court School of Law.
Previous Occupation - Barrister (criminal law). Called to Bar, Inner Temple (1991). Member, Iscoed Chambers, Swansea (1992-99), 30 Park Place Chambers, Cardiff (1999-2007), Apex Chambers, Cardiff (2007-). Recorder, Midland Circuit (2009-10).

Personal Overview - His professional background as a barrister is likely to place him well for his new Parliamentary duties as an MP. He has extensive political campaigning experience and some as an elected representative having served a term as a Dyfed County Councillor. His 2005 campaign for his present seat successfully cut away 6,000 votes out of the previous Labour majority of 7,300, though he did have the advantage of not facing an incumbent MP in the wake of Julia Drown's decision to stand down following her disillusionment over the anemic role of the modern Commons backbencher. He has a wide range of political interests across the major themes of current political discourse, his only potential friction with the mainstream of the Conservative Parliamentary Party is with his pro-European stance.

Political History - Parliamentary Agent, Llanelli Conservatives (1987), Chairman, Llanelli Conservative Association (1993-96), Chairman, South West Wales Conservatives (1998-2000), Dyfed County Councillor (1993-96), European Parliament Candidate, South West Wales (1994), Wales Region (1999), Parliamentary Candidate, Islwyn by-election (1995), Preseli Pembrokeshire (1997), Swindon South (2005), Member for Swindon South (2010-). Member of the Justice Select Committee (2010-). Member of the Statutory Instruments Select Committee (2010-). Member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (2010-). Member of the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills (2010-).

Characteristics - Cricket fan - Glamorgan and England. Rugby Union - Llanelli Scarlets RFC. Political groupings - Member of the Tory Reform Group, Conservative Group for Europe, and the Foreign Affairs Forum. Governor, The Ridgeway School, Wroughton.

Business Tel: 020 7219 7168

Email: robert.buckland.mp@parliament.uk

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Interests: Health

Commitee membership

• Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (Member)
• Consolidation Bills: Joint Committee (Member)
• Justice Committee (Member)
• Statutory Instruments Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (Treasurer)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cannabis and Children (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Disability Group (Member)
• Gurkha Welfare Group (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Huntington's Disease (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Learning Disability (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Life Sciences (Member)
• Mobile Homes Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prison Health (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Queen's Diamond Jublilee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Russia Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Speech and Language Difficulties (Vice Chairman)

South West (European Parliament)

Earl William of Dartmouth MEP (UK Independence)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 23/09/49. 10th Earl of Dartmouth.
Education - Eton. Christchurch College, Oxford. Harvard Business School.
Previous Occupation - Chartered Accountant, working in the United Arab Emirates (1975-77). Worked in the US for 6 years before returning to work in the UK in 1983 in finance, property and communications. Director, Hanson Transport. Chairman and Founder of Kirklees Cable.

Personal Overview - Former Conservative Peer who defected to the UK Independence party successfully gained election to the European Parliament at the 2009 elections. From a background in accountancy, he has worked in several countries, including the United Arab Emirates and US. A former Hereditary Peer, he lost his seat in the House of Lords in November 1999 in the Lords reforms of that year. Having reinvented himself as a UK Independence member he has the opportunity to use his accountancy skills to highlight any financial issues within the EU.

Political History - General Election candidate (Conservative) for Leigh (February 1974), Stockport South (October 1974). Succeeded his father to became a member of the House of Lords (1997-99). European Parliament candidate (1999). Joined the UK Independence Party (2007). Current prospective parliamentary candidate for Exeter. MEP South West Region (2009-). Member of the Committee on International Trade (2009-).

Other Information - At Oxford he was elected Secretary of the Oxford Union.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: @europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance

Commitee membership

• International Trade (Member)

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