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The Right Honourable
 Chris Huhne MP
Chris Huhne
In office
20 December 2007 – present
Leader Nick Clegg
Preceded by Nick Clegg
In office
3 March 2006 – 19 December 2007
Leader Menzies Campbell
Preceded by Norman Baker
Succeeded by Steve Webb
In office
5 May 2005 – 3 March 2006
Leader Charles Kennedy
Preceded by David Laws
Succeeded by Colin Breed
Member of Parliament
for Eastleigh
Preceded by David Chidgey
Majority 568
Born July 2, 1954 (1954-07-02) (age 53)
Westminster, North London, UK
Political party Liberal Democrats
Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford
Website http://www.chrishuhne.org.uk/

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He finished second to Sir Menzies Campbell in the 2006 election for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats[1] and was one of the two candidates in the 2007 contest to succeed Campbell as party leader and came second again, with the party members preferring Nick Clegg by a narrow margin of 1. Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC (born 22 May 1941) commonly known as Ming Campbell, is a British Politician In the 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Sir Menzies Campbell was elected to succeed Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967 known as Nick Clegg, is 2%.

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Early life

He was educated at Westminster School and at the Sorbonne where he obtained a certificate in French Language and Civilisation, and Magdalen College, Oxford where he was a scholar (Demy). The Royal College of St Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain 's leading boys' Independent schools with The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century Magdalen College redirects here see also Magdalene College Cambridge Magdalen College (ˈmɔːdlɨn "maudlin" is one of the constituent At Oxford, he edited the student magazine Isis, served on the executive of the Oxford University Labour Club, and achieved a first-class degree in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics). The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Isis is the longest-running independent student Magazine in England, established in 1892 at the University of Oxford. Oxford University Labour Club ( OULC) was founded in 1919 to provide a voice for Labour Party values and for Socialism at Oxford University, Philosophy Politics and Economics or Politics Philosophy and Economics (often abbreviated to PPE) is a popular Interdisciplinary degree which Huhne was active in student politics.

Before his political career, he was a City economist, founding what became one of the largest teams of economists in the private sector. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically An economist is an expert in the Social science of Economics. He founded Sovereign Ratings IBCA in 1994; in 1997 became managing director of Fitch IBCA, and from 1999 to 2003 was vice-chairman of Fitch Ratings. Fitch Ratings Ltd is an international Credit rating agency dual-headquartered in New York City and London. Before that, Huhne was an economic commentator for The Guardian, The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. He was the business editor – head of department – on the Independent and the Independent on Sunday notably during its investigations into Robert Maxwell's fraud on the Mirror group pension fund. He started in journalism as an undercover freelance reporter in India during Mrs Gandhi's emergency when western journalists had been expelled. He also worked as a journalist for the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and The Economist. The Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Daily Post are two newspapers published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London He won both the junior and senior Wincott awards for financial journalist of the year.

Huhne contested the 1983 general election as a Parliamentary Candidate for the SDP-Liberal Alliance in Reading East. The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party (SDP and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom that operated In the 1987 general election, he was the SDP-Liberal Alliance candidate in the Oxford West and Abingdon seat and turned it for the first time into a marginal. Oxford West and Abingdon is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was won ten years later by Evan Harris. Evan Leslie Harris MB ChB MP (born 21 October 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician

Member of European Parliament

Huhne was elected as a member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 to 2005, where he was deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat group in the European Parliament. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. While coming second in the regional poll of party members to select candidates for the 1999 Euro election, Huhne came a comfortable first in the selection for the 2004 Euro elections.

During his time in the European Parliament, Huhne was the only Liberal Democrat MEP in a ranking by the Economist of the three most high-profile UK MEPs (the others being Glenys Kinnock and Caroline Lucas). Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock Baroness Kinnock FRSA (born Glenys Elizabeth Parry 7 July, 1944) is a Welsh politician who has been a Labour Caroline Patricia Lucas (born 9 December 1960 in Malvern Worcestershire) is an English politician He was a member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, concerned with economic and financial policy including regulation of the financial sector. He was economic spokesman for the pan-European Liberal group in the European Parliament and was responsible for introducing "sunset clauses" – time limits on powers – into European legislation for the first time; for radically amending Commission proposals on financial services; and for opening up the European Central Bank to greater scrutiny. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU In Public policy, a sunset provision or sunset clause is a provision in a Statute or Regulation that terminates or repeals all or portions of The Law of the European Union is the unique legal system which operates alongside the laws of Member States of the European Union (EU The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The European Central Bank (ECB is one of the world's most important Central banks responsible for Monetary policy covering the 15 member countries of the

In addition to his European Parliament responsibilities, he was also active in the development of Liberal Democrat policy as chairman of four policy groups: broadcasting and the media; globalisation; the introduction of the euro and the reform of public services. For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by Government to its Citizens, either directly (through the Public sector) or On public services, he argues that money was a necessary condition of improvement, but that the key is now decentralised and democratic control. Local voters need to be able to hold local decision-takers to account.

Member of Parliament

He was first elected to represent Eastleigh at the general election on 5 May 2005, a constituency within the area for which he was previously the Member of the European Parliament. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. The previous MP for the constituency, David Chidgey, was also a Liberal Democrat who won his seat in what was historically a Conservative area in a by-election in 1994 following the accidental death of Stephen Milligan. David William George Chidgey Baron Chidgey (born 9 July 1942) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. The Eastleigh by-election 1994 was a parliamentary By-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency Stephen David Wyatt Milligan ( 12 May 1948 – 7 February 1994) was a British politician and Journalist. The result in 2005 was close, with the swing away from the Liberal Democrats being half the average swing away when a Liberal Democrat MP stands down.

Charles Kennedy appointed Huhne a Treasury spokesman for the party, as Treasury spokesperson. Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Huhne led the opposition in the House of Commons to new rules allowing full top-rate tax relief for the purchase of second homes, buy-to-let properties, vintage wine and other exotic assets for self invested pension plans, tabling an amendment to the finance bill in June, and repeatedly raising the issue. 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 The Treasury reversed its position and accepted these points in the October pre-budget report.

Leadership contest, 2006

Main article: Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2006

Huhne stood against Sir Menzies Campbell and Simon Hughes for the Liberal Democrat leadership after Charles Kennedy's resignation, formally launching his campaign on 13 January 2006. In the 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Sir Menzies Campbell was elected to succeed Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC (born 22 May 1941) commonly known as Ming Campbell, is a British Politician Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Huhne was able to carve out a unique position on the issue of green taxation – he argued for a radical expansion of taxes on pollution, allowing for reductions in the income tax rate on the lowest paid. A Pigovian tax (also spelled Pigouvian tax) is a Tax levied to correct the negative externalities of a market activity Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in [2] This theme endeared Huhne to environmentalists and market liberals alike, allowing him to gain a march on his rivals and pick-up supporters as the campaign went on. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Economic liberalism is the Economic component of Classical liberalism. He also argued for a repeal of elements of the Labour government's anti-terrorism legislation, which many felt had undermined British civil liberties, and for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq within a year. He described himself as a 'social liberal'. [3]

Although the majority of Liberal Democrat MPs — and much of the party establishment — declared their support for Sir Menzies Campbell, Huhne did receive endorsements from some party notables including Lord Maclennan and Lord Rodgers. Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan Baron Maclennan of Rogart PC (born 26 June 1936, Glasgow) is a Scottish Liberal Amongst the media, The Economist, The Independent and The Independent on Sunday supported his leadership bid. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. He was backed from an early stage by a number of bloggers, and gained much momentum from a sharp internet campaign.

In the final vote, Huhne finished runner-up, trailing by 21,628 votes to Sir Menzies Campbell's 29,697. The brevity of the campaign was not helpful to an outsider in an all-member ballot, and Huhne was still gathering momentum when the leadership race ended. [4] Campbell appointed him as Liberal Democrat environment spokesman in the subsequent frontbench reshuffle, in order for Huhne to develop a viable programme to expand on his green campaign themes. [5]

Environment spokesman, 2006-2007

The intellectual energy surrounding Huhne's leadership campaign did much to inform the Liberal Democrats' recent political agenda. His proposals for realigning green taxes and income tax - the green tax switch - were at the heart of the fiscal package endorsed at the party's September 2006 conference. The term Party Conference usually refers to a general meeting of a political party [6]

Huhne has continued developing his party's thoughts on climate change and the environment, including a consideration of the challenges and opportunities they create for British businesses. [7] He has also been prominent in critiquing the divergence between the Conservative Party's recent environmental rhetoric and its policies. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. [8]

Huhne was one of fourteen MPs forming an all-party parliamentary inquiry into anti-Semitism in the UK. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Their report criticised boycotts of Israeli academics as "an assault on academic freedom and intellectual exchange" and accused "some left-wing activists and Muslim extremists [. . . ] of using criticism of Israel as 'a pretext' for spreading hatred against British Jews". [9] Huhne is, however, a critic of Israeli government policy in the Middle East, and strongly supports the creation of a separate Palestinian state. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. He described the Israeli response in Lebanon to Hizbollah's rocket attacks as disproportionate and counter-productive, arguing that a strong Lebanese state is in Israel's long-term interest. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية

In March 2007 it was falsely reported that he had written to executives at Channel 4 to try and stop them showing The Great Global Warming Swindle. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Great Global Warming Swindle is a Documentary film that argues against the scientific consensus that Global warming is "very likely [10] In an e-mail exchange with Iain Dale, Mr Huhne stated that he only wrote to ask for the channel's comments[11] and the Daily Telegraph later ran a correction and apologised for the misunderstanding saying they were happy to accept that "Mr Huhne's letter was not an attempt to prevent the film being shown or suppress debate on the issue". Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British Author, Journalist and aspirant Politician for the Conservative For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. [12]

After Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Nick Clegg, announced his intention during the 2007 party conference to stand for the leadership when Sir Menzies Campbell retires — widely seen as a swipe at Campbell's leadership — Chris Huhne issued a rebuke to journalists and observed that there is presently "no vacancy, and it would be premature to even talk about the position of there being a vacancy". Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967 known as Nick Clegg, is [13]

Leadership contest, 2007

Main article: Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2007

Following the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell on 15 October 2007 — and following on from Huhne's strong performances in the 2006 contest and as environment spokesman — it was widely assumed that he would run for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats. The 2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell as leader on 15 October 2007, after 19 months Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell as leader on 15 October 2007, after 19 months On 17 October, Huhne became the first member of the party to announce his candidacy, declaring his vision of a "fairer and greener society". Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost [14]

On 28 October 2007, Huhne announced that he had secured the support of 10 of his 62 parliamentary colleagues for his formal nomination including 4 of the 16 Lib Dem Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team. The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest Political party in the United Kingdom. (His rival Clegg announced the support of 33 MPs[15] and 12 frontbench team members. ) Huhne also claimed backing from at least 12 peers, four MSPs and three Welsh Assembly members. After former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown announced his support for Clegg, a previous Lib Dem leader Lord Steel declared his support for Huhne based in part on Huhne's position on the Trident missile system. Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941 commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a David Martin Scott Steel Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish The UK Trident programme is the United Kingdom 's Trident missile -based nuclear weapons programme. [16]

In the last week of campaigning his team were bullish about his chances, predicting as campaign teams do a win. [17] He came very close to making the prediction a reality, but in the end the party membership chose his rival Nick Clegg by a narrow margin of 511 votes. Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967 known as Nick Clegg, is [18]

Following the leadership election, Clegg chose Huhne to be the Lib Dem's Home Affairs Spokesman. [19]

Criticism and controversies

Huhne has dealt with several controversies and criticisms during his political career.

Drug article in 1973

A news story in The Sunday Times on 21 October 2007[20] disclosed that an article credited to Huhne had appeared in the University of Oxford's Isis magazine in February 1973 stating that drugs such as opium, LSD, and amphetamines were an “accepted facet of our society”. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Isis is the longest-running independent student Magazine in England, established in 1892 at the University of Oxford. It included the assertion “Opium is available in Oxford and, in its natural form can be safely experimented with. ” In response to questions by The Times about his 1973 pronouncement Huhne responded “To be honest I don’t have any memory of it,” insisting that he was entitled to a private life before politics. The controversy about the 1973 article continued in the Daily Mail[21] and The Sun[22] In an interview published on the Kent News website on 10 November 2007, Huhne distanced himself from his university views, saying “I clearly regret the views and I don’t agree with those views at all. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language I was a teenager and I’m now 53 and I think all of us do tend to move on in life. ”[23]

Traffic offence

Huhne was convicted in 2003 under the The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Act (Amendment No. 4)[24][25] of using a hand held phone while driving his car on a busy London street. Following his conviction, he was banned from driving for three months. [26]

Allegation of abusing EU election funds

A news story on BBC TV’s “Newsnight” on 17 February 2006[27] reported allegations by former Conservative MEP Edward Kellett-Bowman that Huhne had illegally used European Parliament expenses to finance four newspapers distributed to promote his candidacy for the British Parliament in the 2005 General Election – a use of funds prohibited by regulations governing MEPs. For the CNN programme see NewsNight with Aaron Brown Newsnight is a British daily News analysis The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Huhne appeared on the show and denied the allegations. A European Parliament investigation found no case to answer which was confirmed in writing by the President to Mr Huhne.

Investments and share holdings

A news story in The Independent on 27 February 2006[28] reported that an unsigned document titled "Chris Huhne's Hypocritical Personal Share Portfolio" was being circulated at Lib/Dem leadership election meetings, alleging that Huhne had invested in companies that the document described as "unethical". The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. The document stated "Chris Huhne is campaigning for the Lib Dem leadership on a green, carbon neutral platform, and further advocates increasing tax for the wealthy, which would include himself. However, his shareholdings include, or have included, mining companies, oil companies, and tax shelters. "

Huhne has spoken of the need to "roll back [Labour's] security-obsessed surveillance state". He holds shares - listed on the Register of Members' Interests - in UK company IRISYS, which specialises in producing thermal imagers "for process, people and queue monitoring"[29] and "which sells cameras to let shops count their customers. A thermographic camera, sometimes called a FLIR (Forward Looking InfraRed or an infrared camera less specifically is a device that forms an image using Infrared "[30] However, thermal imagers are not cameras and are unable to identify individuals.

Controversial comments about the Speaker of the House of Commons

On 6 November 2007, Huhne made remarks about the Speaker of the House of Commons on the BBC television programme Newsnight in which he claimed that the Speaker (Michael Martin) had fallen asleep during a speech by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown. For the CNN programme see NewsNight with Aaron Brown Newsnight is a British daily News analysis Michael John Martin MP (born 3 July 1945 is the current Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is "The Speaker unfortunately fell asleep during Gordon Brown's speech … I'm not sure I'm allowed to say that, but he reacted in an entirely understandable way to what was not the most riveting of parliamentary occasions. "[31] After the remarks were repeated in several publications, Huhne decided to make a public apology to the Speaker in the House Of Commons on 8 November in which he unreservedly withdrew his prior comments. “It was wrong of me to draw the Chair into a matter of political dispute. I hope you will accept I intended no personal offence and fully withdraw my comments. ”[32]

Personal life

Huhne married a Greek-born economist Vicky Pryce (presently Chief Economist in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) in 1984 after she divorced her first husband with whom she had had two daughters. The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform ( BERR) is a United Kingdom government department. [33][34] Huhne and Pryce have had three children together. [35]

Huhne owns seven houses – five that are let as rental properties and two in which he lives. (One in Eastleigh, his constituency, and a town house in Clapham, south London). [36]

Huhne is a member of the European Movement, Green Lib Dems, Association of Liberal Democrat Trade Unionists and the National Union of Journalists. The European Movement is an international Lobbying association that coordinates the efforts of associations and private individuals desiring to work towards the construction Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Union of Journalists ( NUJ) is a Trade union for

Writing

He has written four books that are mainly on the themes either of third world debt and development or European integration: the latest is entitled Both Sides of the Coin (1999, with James Forder), in which he argues the case for British membership of the Euro. Developing countries' debt is External debt incurred by the governments of Third World countries, generally in quantities beyond the governments' political James Forder (born 1964 is a British academic / economist and Tutorial Fellow in Economics at Balliol College, University of Oxford. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The first was "Debt and Danger", an analysis of the 1984 third world debt crisis co-written with Lord Harold Lever, the former Labour cabinet minister.

He was also a contributor to the Orange Book (2004), in which he advocates reforms to the United Nations and international governance. The Orange Book Reclaiming Liberalism (ISBN 1-86197-797-2 is a book written by a group of prominent British Liberal Democrat politicians and edited The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Huhne was critical of the most controversial article in the Orange Book, in which David Laws proposed an insurance-based National Health Service. David Anthony Laws (born 30 November 1965 is a politician in the United Kingdom. The National Health Service is the name commonly used to refer to the four Publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom collectively or individually (although He did not take part in the successor volume, Britain after Blair and has voiced dismay at the way its predecessor was presented as a break with the party's social liberal traditions.

More recently, he contributed to the book The City in Europe and the World (2005) and two articles to Reinventing the State (2007) edited by Duncan Brack, Richard Grayson and David Howarth. The City in Europe and the World (ISBN 0-9547448-1-0 is a 2005 collection of essays examining the relationship between the City of London 's financial markets politics Richard Grayson may refer to Dick Grayson, a fictional character David Ross Howarth (born 10 November 1958 is a British Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament (MP for Cambridge since 2005 These cover the case for localism in which Huhne argues that there is no contradiction between localism and equality, and the need for environmental policy to tackle climate change.

Huhne has also written articles for the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent and the New Statesman. The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. [37]

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  5. ^ "Campbell fills top Lib Dem posts", BBC News, 6 March 2006. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  6. ^ Chris Huhne. "Summation speech from Tax Debate", 19 September 2006. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  7. ^ Chris Huhne. "Climate Change and the Challenge for Business", 9 May 2006. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  8. ^ Chris Huhne. "Blue won't be green", The Guardian, 27 April 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  9. ^ Ned Temko. "Critics of Israel 'fuelling hatred of British Jews'", The Observer, 3 September 2006. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  10. ^ Janet Daley. "Green lobby must not stifle the debate", The Daily Telegraph, 12 March 2007. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  11. ^ Iain Dale. Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British Author, Journalist and aspirant Politician for the Conservative "Chris Huhne - The Mary Whitehouse of the Climate Change debate", 12 March 2007. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  12. ^ Telegraph correction about Huhne comments Accessed April 6, 2007
  13. ^ Deborah Summers and Ros Taylor. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Clegg admits leadership ambitions", The Guardian, 19 September 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  14. ^ "Huhne launches leadership battle", BBC News website, 17 October 2007. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  15. ^ Tania Branigan. "Huhne woos the left as Lib Dem leadership nominations close", The Guardian, 1 November 2007. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.  
  16. ^ "Clegg MPs' favourite for Lib Dem leadership", icWales, 28 October 2007. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  17. ^ Rosa Prince. "Chris Huhne prepares for a surprise win", The Daily Telegraph, 17 December 2007. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.  
  18. ^ Rosa Prince. "Nick Clegg narrowly wins Lib Dem leadership", The Daily Telegraph, 19 December 2007. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.  
  19. ^ BBC. "Clegg reveals his frontbench team", BBC, 20 December 2007. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.  
  20. ^ Daniel Foggo and Roger Waite. "LSD article plays tricks on Huhne’s mind", The Sunday Times, 21 October 2007. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  21. ^ Kirsty Walker. "Lib Dem hopeful Huhne 'can't remember' writing article calling for tolerance of LSD and opium", The Daily Mail, 21 October 2007. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  22. ^ "Lib Dem row over LSD article", The Sun, 22 October 2007. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  23. ^ "How Brazier hosed down the student radicals", Kent News, 10 November 2007. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  24. ^ The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2003. Her Majesty's Stationery Office (2003). The Office of Public Sector Information ( OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (usually abbreviated as HMSO Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
  25. ^ Hands off ! Mobile Phone Regulations published.. RAC Foundation (27 October 2003). The RAC Foundation is a charity established in 1991 as a part of RAC plc. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
  26. ^ Rhodri Phillips. "£1 m a month from motorists fined for using their mobiles", The Daily Mail, 10 November 2007. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  27. ^ Iain Dale. "Michael Crick Accuses Chris Huhne", Iain Dale's Diary, 17 February 2006. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  28. ^ Guy Adams. "Pandora: It gets dirtier: Huhne's private interests targeted", The Independent, 27 February 2006. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  29. ^ TheyWorkForYou.com Listing of MP interests
  30. ^ "Huhne shares revealed", Daily Telegraph, 28 February 2006. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  31. ^ Celia Walden. "Spy", The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 2007. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  32. ^ Hugo Rifkind. "People", The Times, 9 November 2007. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  33. ^ Ned Temko. "The woman who backs Chris Huhne", The Observer, 12 February 2006. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  34. ^ Fran Yeoman. "Lib Dem wives: Can you spot the difference?", The Times, 20 October 2007. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  35. ^ "Profile: Chris Huhne", BBC News, 2 March 2006. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  36. ^ Colin Brown and Ben Russell. "Huhne: 'We must be radical but rational – you won't see me streaking down the street'", The Independent, 18 October 2007]. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  
  37. ^ Register of Members' Interests: Christopher Huhne MP, Eastleigh. TheyWorkForYou. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land

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European Parliament
Preceded by
(new constituency)		 Member of European Parliament for South East England
1999–2005		 Succeeded by
Sharon Bowles
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Chidgey		 Member of Parliament for Eastleigh
2005 – present		 Incumbent
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