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Don Foster MP
Donald Foster (politician)
Member of Parliament
for Bath
Incumbent
Assumed office 
9 April 1992
Preceded by Chris Patten
Born March 31, 1947 (1947-03-31) (age 61)
Preston, Lancashire
Political party Liberal Democrats
Spouse Victoria Pettegree
Children 1 son, 1 daughter
Alma mater Keele University
Website Don Foster MP

Donald Michael Ellison Foster, MP, better known as Don Foster (born 31 March 1947) is a British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, representing Bath. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bath is a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Francis Patten Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire) is a prominent British Conservative Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Keele University is a research-intensive Campus university located near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bath is a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Early life

Foster was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Keele University where he was awarded a BSc degree in Physics and Psychology in 1969 and also received the CertEd the same year. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea See Royal Grammar School for the other schools with the name RGS Keele University is a research-intensive Campus university located near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and The Certificate in Education ( Cert Ed) is a professional qualification for Teachers in the United Kingdom. He studied later for his MEd in Education at the University of Bath in 1981. The Master of Education (MEd MAEd or EdM is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency The University of Bath is a Campus university located in Bath, England. He became a science teacher at the Sevenoaks School in Kent in 1969, before becoming a science project director with the Avon Education Authority in 1975. Sevenoaks School is an English Coeducational and Independent school located in the town of Sevenoaks KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The former County of Avon was a non-metropolitan county and ceremonial county in the west of England, named after the River Avon, which He became a lecturer in education at the University of Bristol in 1980, becoming a management consultant with Pannell Kerr Forster from 1989 until his election to the House of Commons. the University (or derivatives but lower-case when referring to many universitiesor universities PKF (Pannell Kerr Forster is a global network of accountancy firms 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

Parliamentary career

As a local party activist he was a founder member of the Avon Liberal Democrats and was elected as a councillor to the Avon County Council in 1981 for Cabot ward, and was the SDP-Liberal Alliance group leader from 1981-6, he also served as the county's education committee chairman, and he remained a councillor until 1989. Cabot is a council ward that covers the centre of Bristol. It is residentially fragmented and does not have an evolved community indeed many Bristolians The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party (SDP and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom that operated He unsuccessfully contested Bristol East at the 1987 General Election where he finished in third place, some 11,659 votes behind the sitting Conservative MP Jonathan Sayeed. Bristol East 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 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Jonathan Sayeed (born 20 March 1948) is a British Politician who was a Conservative Member of Parliament in the United He was elected at the 1992 General Election when he famously beat then-Chairman of the Conservative Party Chris Patten at Bath. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of the Conservative Party is responsible for running the party machine overseeing Conservative Central Office. Christopher Francis Patten Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire) is a prominent British Conservative He won the seat with a majority of 3,768 and remains the MP. He spoke of the World Heritage Site status of Bath and sent his best wishes to Patten in Hong Kong in his maiden speech on May 12, 1992. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly- elected members of a Legislature or Parliament. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [1]

In parliament Foster became a spokesman on education under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown in 1992 in which capacity he remained until 1999. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007 Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941 commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Foster supports a number of local charities, including Ted's Big Day Out and Julian House. His main national charity is WaterAid and he has seen first hand their work in Ethiopia. WaterAid is an international Non-profit organisation dedicated to helping people escape the Poverty and Disease NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page

Personal life

Foster married Victoria Jane Dorcas Pettegree in 1968 in Oswestry and they have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren. Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border His other interests include Third World issues; he is a member of Amnesty International and the Child Poverty Action Group. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG is a UK charity that takes a leading role in campaigning for the abolition of Poverty and Social exclusion. He also enjoys sport, music, ballet, travelling and reading.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Chris Patten		 Member of Parliament for Bath
1992 – present		 Incumbent
The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest Political party in the United Kingdom. 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 Francis Patten Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire) is a prominent British Conservative A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bath is a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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