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Adrian Sanders MP
Adrian Sanders
Member of Parliament
for Torbay
Incumbent
Assumed office 
May 1, 1997
Preceded by Rupert Allason
Majority 2,029
Born April 25, 1959 (1959-04-25) (age 49)
Paignton
Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrats
Spouse Alison
Profession Politician
Website AdrianSanders.org.uk

Adrian Mark Sanders (born 25 April 1959, Paignton) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Torbay is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Rupert William Simon Allason (born 8 November, 1951) is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paignton (ˈpeɪntən is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the Unitary authority of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paignton (ˈpeɪntən is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the Unitary authority of The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is the Member of Parliament for Torbay in Devon. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Torbay is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name

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Personal life

Sanders is the son of the late John and Helen Sanders, an insurance official and nurse respectively. He went to primary schools in Paignton and Torquay then Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. Torquay Boys' Grammar School is a selective grammar school, for boys aged 11 to 18 in Torquay, Devon, England. He worked briefly in a timber yard, then in the insurance industry for seven years, and then had a short spell of unemployment before finding work in the political arena.

Adrian Sanders is married to Alison and lives in Paignton. He has had Type 1 diabetes since 1990 and campaigns on issues relating to diabetes. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Type 1 diabetes Type I diabetes T1D T1DM IDDM juvenile diabetes is a form of Diabetes mellitus.

Sanders is a fan of rock music and occasionally presents a Rock Show on local radio station Palm 105. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. 5. He is also a supporter of Torquay United. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon

Political career

Sanders joined the Liberal Party in 1979 and in 1985 was elected Vice President of the National League of Young Liberals. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party He was a Torbay Borough councillor 1984-86. Geography There are three main towns around the bay Torquay in the north Paignton in the centre and Brixham in the south which have become connected From 1986-89 he lived in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, working for the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors before moving back to Paignton in 1990. Hebden Bridge is a Market town within the Calderdale borough of West Yorkshire, England, eight miles (13 km west of Halifax and fifteen West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of

During 1992-93 Sanders worked in the office of Paddy Ashdown, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, and organised the 'Beyond Westminster' Tour. Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941 commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a He then moved to become a policy officer at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (1993-94) and then the Southern Association of Voluntary Action Groups for Europe. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England.

Sanders stood unsuccesfully for the seat of Torbay 1992 general election, but did manage to reduce the Conservative majority from 8,820 to 5,787. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. In the 1994 European Election he stood for the Devon and East Plymouth constituency, narrowly losing because one of the candidates, Richard Huggett, stood as a Literal Democrat and attracted 10,000 votes. The 1994 European Parliamentary Election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994 See also Richard Huggett (playwright. Richard John Huggett is a British citizen noted for standing in a variety of elections using descriptions This may have confused voters through unconsciously mistaking that party for Sanders' Liberal Democratic party.

In the 1997 general election Sanders stood again in Torbay, this time successfully, defeating the Conservative candidate Rupert Allason by a majority of 12 votes. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Rupert William Simon Allason (born 8 November, 1951) is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom In the 2001 general election Sanders increased his majority to 6,708, but it fell back to 2,029 at the 2005 general election. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general

Following the 2001 election, Sanders was made the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Tourism, and was subsequently moved to the position of Deputy Chief Whip of the Party in Parliament, which he currently holds. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories He is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Diabetes, sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and is a member of the centre-left Beveridge Group within the Liberal Democrats. The Culture Media and Sport Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, having been established in 1997 The Beveridge Group is a centre-left Ginger group within the Liberal Democrat party in the UK

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Rupert Allason		 Member of Parliament for Torbay
1997 – present		 Incumbent

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Rupert William Simon Allason (born 8 November, 1951) is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Torbay is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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