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Charles Hendry (born May 6, 1959, Cuckfield) is a British politician and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wealden. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cuckfield is a large village and Civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wealden is a Constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. In September 2006, Charles became a Patron of the Tory Reform Group. The Tory Reform Group (TRG is a group within the United Kingdom 's Conservative Party, that uphold the One Nation Tory vision

The son of a stockbroker, Hendry was educated at Rugby School, Warwickshire and the University of Edinburgh where he was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Studies in 1981. A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is a Co-educational Boarding school and one of the oldest public schools Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Business studies is the name of an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia Ireland and the United Kingdom (at both GCSE and Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He was the president of the Edinburgh University Conservative Association in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) He worked as an account manager with Ogilvy and Mather PR for six years from 1982, and from 1988 he worked for two years as a special adviser for the successive Secretaries of State for Social Security John Moore and Tony Newton. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. John Edward Michael Moore Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, PC (born 26 November 1937) is a British politician who was Member of Parliament Antony Harold Newton Baron Newton of Braintree, OBE PC, known as Tony Newton, (born August 29, 1937) is a British Conservative He became a senior consultant with Burston-Marsteller in 1990, where he remained until his election to parliament. A consultant (from the Latin consultare means "to discuss" from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a Professional Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) During his interregnum from parliament he served as the chief of staff to the Leader of the Opposition William Hague. In Politics, a chief of staff is the primary aide to a political leader or position The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961 is a British Politician.

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Political career

Hendry was the vice-chairman of the Scottish Federation of Conservative Students in 1980 and was elected as the vice-chairman of the Battersea Conservative Association for two years in 1981. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Federation of Conservative Students (FCS was the student wing of the British Conservative Party. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Battersea is a Constituency located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981

He unsuccessfully contested the Central Scotland seat of Clackmannan at the 1983 general election where he was beaten into third place, finishing some 9,988 votes behind the sitting Labour MP Martin O'Neill. Clackmannan was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Martin John O'Neill Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan (born 6 January 1945) is a Scottish politician He contested the Nottinghamshire seat of Mansfield at the 1987 general election where he was narrowly defeated by Alan Meale, who won by just 56 votes: this was the joint closest constituency in the whole election. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Mansfield is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Joseph Alan Meale (born 31 July 1949 Bishop Auckland) is a politician in the United Kingdom.

Parliament

Hendry was elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election for the Derbyshire seat of High Peak following the retirement of the Conservative MP Christopher Hawkins. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle High Peak is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Christopher James Hawkins (born 26 November 1937) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for High Peak constituency Hendry held the seat with a majority of 4,819, but lost his Peak District-based seat at the 1997 general election when he was defeated by Labour's Tom Levitt by 8,791 votes. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Tom Levitt (born 10 April 1954, Crewe) Cheshire is a British politician and Labour Member of Parliament for He was re-elected to parliament at the 2001 general election for the East Sussex seat of Wealden following the retirement of the veteran Conservative MP Geoffrey Johnson Smith. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the Wealden is a Constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith Kt DL (born 16 April 1924) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. Hendry won with a majority of 13,772 and has remained the MP there since.

In Parliament he was a member of the procedure select committee for three years from 1992 and he was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of State at the Department of Social Security William Hague in 1994 for a year, and also served briefly as the PPS to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment Gillian Shephard in 1995. 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 See also Committee A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Department of Social Security (DSS is the name of similar defunct governmental agencies in the United Kingdom and Australia In the United Kingdom the DSS Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Secretary of State for Education and Skills was the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government Gillian Patricia Shephard Baroness Shephard of Northwold, PC (born January 22, 1940, Cromer) is a British Conservative Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 He also served on the Northern Ireland select committee 1994–1996. The Northern Ireland Office ( NIO) is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He was appointed as the vice chairman of the Conservative Party in 1995 by John Major, in which capacity he remained until he lost his seat in 1997. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

On his re-election in 2001, he was appointed an Opposition Whip by Hague, and was appointed as a spokesman on Education and Skills in 2003 under the leadership of Iain Duncan Smith. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature The Department for Education and Skills (DfES was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Iain Duncan Smith, PC, MP, (born 9 April 1954 is a British politician However, he was moved a few months later under Michael Howard to again become a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party before serving as a spokesman on trade and industry since early 2005. Michael Howard QC (born 7 July 1941 is a British Politician, a Conservative MP since the 1983 General Election for the constituency of The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He served briefly as a member of the culture, media and sport select committee in 2004. The Department for Culture Media and Sport ( DCMS) is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He also serves as the vice chairman of the all party groups on endometriosis, Internet and management. Endometriosis (from endo, "inside" and metra, " Womb " is a common medical condition characterized by growth beyond or outside the uterus The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise

He married Sallie Moores in July 1995 in Westminster and he has two sons and two stepchildren. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In 2003, he called for the introduction of first time voter packs to help to engage young people in the political process. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [1] In January 2008 he was appointed as a Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of UK Youth Parliament. The UK Youth Parliament, also known as UKYP, is a democratically elected youth organisation in the United Kingdom, consisting of elected members aged between He had served as Co-Chair from late 2006 but governance changes dissolved the Co-Chair system in favour of a sole Chair.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Christopher Hawkins		 Member of Parliament for High Peak
1992–1997		 Succeeded by
Tom Levitt
Preceded by
Geoffrey Johnson Smith		 Member of Parliament for Wealden
2001 – present		 Incumbent
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 Christopher James Hawkins (born 26 November 1937) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for High Peak constituency A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. High Peak is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Tom Levitt (born 10 April 1954, Crewe) Cheshire is a British politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith Kt DL (born 16 April 1924) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wealden is a Constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown
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