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Edward Julian Egerton Leigh (born 20 July 1950) is a UK politician. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the 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 A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person He sits in the British House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, for which he was first elected in 1983, although the constituency was named Gainsborough and Horncastle between 1983 and 1997. 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 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. Gainsborough is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. He has served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee since 2001. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC (strictly the Committee of Public Accounts) is a select committee of the British House of Commons. Apart from being dubbed "the Viscount" upon his arrival in the Commons, no doubt an allusion to his landed gentry background, he is next best known for his opposition to abortion, contraception and genetic research and for his anti-gay rights stance. A viscount ( VAI-count is a member of the European Nobility whose comital title ranks usually as in the British peerage, above a An Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian

He was educated at The Oratory School, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle (the French school in London), before going up to University College, Durham where he read History (BA Hons) and became President of the Durham Union Society. The Oratory School is an all-boys Catholic, boarding Public school in Great Britain The Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle is a large French primary and secondary school situated in South Kensington, London. University College, commonly known as Castle, is a college of the University of Durham in England History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology History The Union was founded in 1842 The purpose of the Union was and remains a counterbalance to the collegiate system allowing students from the University's different colleges Before entering politics, he qualified as a barrister of the Inner Temple, and practised in arbitration and criminal law as a member of Goldsmiths Chambers. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London which may call members to Arbitration, a form of Alternative dispute resolution (ADR is a legal technique for the resolution of Disputes outside the Courts wherein the The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a London based membership organisation for arbitrators for the promotion and facilitation of dispute resolution Leigh was elected a member of Richmond Borough Council and then of the Greater London Council, serving as Councillor between 1974 and 1981. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( is a London borough in south west London, England, which forms part of Outer London. The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a

Edward Leigh is a son of the late Sir Neville Leigh KCVO, a former Clerk to the Privy Council, of the West Hall, High Legh family, and a nephew of Princess Nikolai Galitzine. The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. High Legh is a village and Civil parish in the Borough of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. The Galitzines, more correctly the Golitsyns (Голи́цын are one of the largest and noblest Princely houses of Russia. He has six children (sons born 1988, 1994 and 1997, and daughters born 1985, 1987 and 1990) by his wife, Mary Goodman, the grandniece of George, Duke of Mecklenburg, whom he married on September 25, 1984 in London [1]. Georg Duke of Mecklenburg (Georg Herzog zu Mecklenburg 6 July 1962) was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1934 until his Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A descendant of King Henry VII himself through his Egerton ancestors, his wife is a descendant of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, making his children about 600th in the line of succession to the British throne, although as Catholics currently they would be barred from succession. John Egerton 2nd Earl of Bridgewater PC ( 30 May 1623 &ndash 26 October 1686) was an English nobleman Electress Sophia of Hanover (born Sophia Countess Palatine of Simmern; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the youngest daughter The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne

An ardent supporter of Margaret Thatcher, Leigh and a colleague, Michael Brown MP, visited Number 10 Downing Street on the morning Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, hoping to persuade her to carry on. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Michael or Mike Brown may refer to In politics: Michael Brown (Liberal Democrats donor (born 1966 Scottish businessman convicted for The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Charles Powell advised them it was a forlorn task, but nonetheless they were granted access to the Cabinet which was meeting at the time. This article is about the British diplomat politician and businessman Their efforts in vain, Leigh and Brown left Number 10 and reputedly walked down Whitehall with tears in their eyes. Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards traditional In the ensuing leadership election, Leigh supported Michael Heseltine, under whom he had served at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and is attributed with asserting that Heseltine had "stabbed" Thatcher in the front, not in the back like some other MPs. Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (born 21 March 1933 is a Welsh -born British businessman and Conservative 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

Leigh served as a Minister in John Major's Government but was sacked in May 1993 over the position he took in oppositing to the Maastricht Treaty. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Maastricht Treaty (formally the Treaty on European Union, TEU) was signed on 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Netherlands after final Whilst in office at the DTI he was a keen advocate of privatisation of the Post Office, a debate which is still ongoing. Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. In the following Conservative leadership election, Leigh supported John Redwood. The 1995 Conservative leadership election was initiated when incumbent leader and Prime Minister John Major resigned as leader on June 22 1995 John Alan Redwood (born 15 June 1951 in Dover, Kent) is a British Conservative Party Politician and Member

In October 2006 Leigh was vocal in stating that after David Cameron had become Leader of his party, core supporters were drifting away from voting Conservative. David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 is a British Politician and the current leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of Her Majesty's [2] Nonetheless, despite landing on the losing side in successive party leadership elections, his appointment as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has led to the rejuvenation of his parliamentary career, earning him plaudits from numerous and sometimes unexpected quarters. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC (strictly the Committee of Public Accounts) is a select committee of the British House of Commons. He is widely acknowledged as a highly effective Chairman who has exposed numerous governmental blunders, including the disastrous Tax Credit scheme.

In early 2008, he relied on flawed Department for Transport statistics to attack motorcyclists for tax evasion. He accused 38% of motorcyclists of evading vehicle excise duty. He later apologised for this following the admission by the Department for Transport that 95. 5% of motorcycles are entirely legal. [3]

Leigh is a key figure in the popular socially conservative Cornerstone Group, which represents the views of around 40 Conservative Members of Parliament. The Cornerstone Group is a socially conservative or traditionalist political faction within the British Conservative Party. Cornerstone members including Leigh regularly blog about political and social issues on their website and in doing so seek to influence public opinion.

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