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Martin Horwood MP
Martin Horwood
Member of Parliament
for Cheltenham
Incumbent
Assumed office 
5 May 2005
Preceded by Nigel Jones
Majority 2,303
Born 12 October 1962 (1962-10-12) (age 45)
Cheltenham
Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrat
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Children 2
Alma mater Oxford University

Martin Charles Horwood (born 12 October 1962, Cheltenham) is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the Cheltenham constituency. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Education 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. Cheltenham is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Early life

He was born in St. Paul’s, Cheltenham, in 1962. Education His parents lived first in St. Mark’s and then in Leckhampton, where his mother still lives. Leckhampton is a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He joined the Cheltenham Young Liberals while still at Cheltenham College in 1979. Cheltenham College is a Co-educational Independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

Horwood went to Oxford University to read Modern History in 1981, and was elected President of the Oxford Student Liberal Society and then Chair of the party’s national student wing, the Union of Liberal Students. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The Union of Liberal Students (ULS was the English and Welsh student wing of the United Kingdom 's Liberal Party.

Career

After graduating and leaving student politics, he worked first in advertising and then in the voluntary sector. In 1990 he moved to Oxford to work for Oxfam. Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice His teams raised tens of millions of pounds for the poor in developing countries, including £2. 5m for victims of the Rwanda genocide. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the

In 1995 he married Dr Shona Arora. They moved to India for a year, Horwood working for Oxfam and Arora for the UN programme on AIDS and a small charity working on sexual health in the slums of Delhi. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population

Returning to the UK, he became the first Director of Fundraising at the Alzheimer’s Society, the care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers. Horwood led the team that won the charity Tesco Charity of the Year, earning millions for the charity nationwide and £16,000 for the Cheltenham branch alone.

He returned home to Cheltenham in 2001 to work for local business Target Direct which works mainly with charity clients. He became their Head of Consultancy.

Member of Parliament

Horwood was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Cheltenham following the decision by sitting MP Nigel Jones to stand down. Nigel David Jones Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 30 March 1948 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is a Liberal Democrat politician He was elected at the 2005 general election, winning the seat with a majority of 2,303 over the Conservatives. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general

He was appointed to the select committee scrutinising the work of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - now the Department for Communities and Local Government - shortly after being elected. The Department for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities On the committee he has supported more democratic and accountable regional government, more local fire control centres like Gloucestershire's Tri-Service Centre and a tougher environmental assessment of the impact of the Government's plans for huge housing developments across the south of England and a revival of affordable social rented housing amongst the housing that is built.

In July 2005, then party leader Charles Kennedy appointed Horwood to the shadow home affairs team and he has spoken for the Liberal Democrats on the Police and Justice Bill and other home office legislation and regulation, calling for firm action on crime and anti-social behaviour combined with respect for individual civil liberties. Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. He was the party's spokesperson on the Charities Bill.

When Charles Kennedy stood down early in 2006, Horwood backed the dark horse leadership candidate Chris Huhne who went on to lose the election with a respectable 42% of the final vote. Christopher Murray Paul Huhne, known as Chris Huhne, (born 2 July 1954 is a British Liberal Democrat politician and the current Member of Parliament

In March 2006, new party leader Ming Campbell promoted Horwood to shadow environment minister, working under Chris Huhne. Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC (born 22 May 1941) commonly known as Ming Campbell, is a British Politician He has spoken in favour of a switch to more green taxation, tougher action to prevent climate change and more investment in bio-fuels and microgeneration.

Horwood is also secretary of the all-party parliamentary group on corporate responsibility which promotes good environmental and social practice amongst UK companies.

Locally he has campaigned against the loss of a range of local NHS services including overnight children's care on Battledown children's ward, the closure of St. Paul's maternity wing, the loss of Cheltenham's A&E, cuts to rehabilitative care and adult mental health services. He opposed the proposed merger of Gloucestershire Constabulary into a giant south-western force and the loss of Gloucestershire's fire control centre to Taunton. Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population After widespread public opposition to their loss, St. Paul's will stay as a midwife-led unit, A&E is still open and Gloucestershire Constabulary survives as a local force.

Horwood has also supported more recycling by Cheltenham Borough Council, opposed the over-extension of Cheltenham housing into Green belt and green land around the edge of town, called for more police community support officers and police on the beat and more investment and better services at Cheltenham Spa railway station. Cheltenham Spa railway station is a Railway station serving the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, located on the main Bristol-Birmingham

Family

Martin is married to Gloucestershire Director of Public Health Dr. Shona Arora. They have two young children and live in Cheltenham. He is the son of Nina (b1924) and Don Horwood (1920-2004), both formerly of GCHQ and before that of its wartime predecessor at Bletchley Park. Don Horwood was also a founder of the Leckhampton Green Land Action Group.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Nigel Jones		 Member of Parliament for Cheltenham
2005 – 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 Nigel David Jones Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 30 March 1948 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is a Liberal Democrat politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Cheltenham is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general
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