Profile

Former Conservative MP for Eddisbury

Entered the House of Commons on 22 July 1999 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 8 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Industry (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Paymaster General ( 1 Jun 2002 to 1 Jun 2003)
• Shadow Financial Secretary ( 1 Jun 2002 to 30 Jun 2002)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2002)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2002)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (29 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alastair Goodlad
• John Barlow
• John Loverseed
• Richard Russell
• Harry Barnston
• Arthur Stanley
• Henry Tollemache

Future MPs in this constituency

• Antoinette Sandbach
• Edward Timpson