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The Right Honourable
 David Curry MP
Member of Parliament
for Skipton and Ripon
Incumbent
Assumed office 
11 June 1987
Preceded by John Watson
Majority 11,620 (23%)
Born 13 June 1944 (1944-06-13) (age 64)
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse Anne Helene Maud Roullet
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Occupation Journalist
Website www.davidcurry.co.uk

David Maurice Curry (born June 13, 1944) British politician. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Skipton and Ripon is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John Grenville Bernard Watson (born 21 February 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of 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 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Conservative Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon. 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. Skipton and Ripon is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Early life

David Curry, the son of a teacher, was educated at the Ripon Grammar School where he was head boy in 1962, and then at Corpus Christi College, Oxford where he received a BA degree in Modern History in 1966. Ripon Grammar School is a co-educational selective state secondary Grammar school and specialist engineering college located in Ripon, Head Boy and Head Girl are terms commonly used in the British education system, and in private schools throughout the Commonwealth. Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The term modern period or modern era (sometimes also modern times) is the period of history that followed the Middle Ages between c He also attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and He began his career as a reporter on the Newcastle Journal in 1966. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1970, he became the world trade editor at The Financial Times where he remained until he was elected to the European Parliament. The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU In 1977, he founded the Paris Conservative Association. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He contested the safe Labour seat at Morpeth at the February 1974 general election, but was soundly beaten by the sitting Labour MP George Grant by 13,034 votes. 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 Morpeth was a Borough constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election George Grant ( 11 October 1924 &ndash 27 March 1984) was a British Labour politician and Member of Parliament The two met again at the October 1974 general election, when on this occasion Grant won by 14,687. Results |} Total number of votes 29189104 All parties shown Votes summary Seats summary Curry was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 1979 for Essex North East, he served in Strasbourg (and Brussels) until 1989. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is

David Curry was elected to the House of Commons for the very safe Conservative seat of Skipton and Ripon at the 1987 general election on the retirement of the sitting Conservative MP John Watson. 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 |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence John Grenville Bernard Watson (born 21 February 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician Curry held the seat with a strong majority of 17,174 and has held the seat safely since. On his election he became a member of the Agriculture Select Committee until he was promoted to the government of Margaret Thatcher in 1989 as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and was promoted within the same department to Minister of State after the 1992 General Election by John Major, a year later he moved sideways to the Department for the Environment wher he remained until the Major government fell at the 1997 general election. 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 Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election He became a Member of the Privy Council in 1996. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. In opposition he became the Shadow Agriculture Secretary, but resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in December 1997 in protest at the policy of ruling out Britain joining the single European currency for the next ten years. The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e In 1998, he became the chairman of the Agriculture Select Committee, and after the 2001 general election, its successor the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee until 2003 when he promoted again to the Shadow Cabinet by Michael Howard as the Shadow Local and Devolved Government Secretary until he resigned again, this time citing 'family reasons' in 2004[1], he was replaced by Caroline Spelman. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection 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 for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities Caroline Alice Spelman MP, born (4 May 1958 Bishop's Stortford as Caroline Alice Cormack) is a Conservative Politician in the He has been a member of the Public Accounts Select Committee since 2004.

Personal life

He married Anne Helene Maud Roullet, who is French, on July 24 1971 and they have a son and two twin daughters. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. His wife is a well known sculptor who was asked to sculpt Roy Jenkins by the Works of Art Committee. Roy Harris Jenkins Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM PC ( 11 November 1920 &ndash 5 January 2003) was a British He is a supporter of Kenneth Clarke. Kenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke QC MP (born 2 July 1940) is a British Politician. His is 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 He writes a monthly column for the Local Government Chronicle. Local Government Chronicle (LGC is a British weekly magazine for municipal officials He was in a minority of Conservative MPs who supported an equal age of consent for gay men. While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal Statutes when used with in relation to sexual activity, the age of consent is the minimum age at Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. His constituency is set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to an upland area in Northern England. He enjoys growing vegetables and dinghy sailing. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however A dinghy is a type of small Boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Watson		 Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon
1987–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 John Grenville Bernard Watson (born 21 February 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician Skipton and Ripon is a 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
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