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Nick Harvey MP
Nick Harvey
Member of Parliament
for North Devon
Incumbent
Assumed office 
9 April 1992
Preceded by Antony Speller
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2 March 2006
Preceded by Michael Moore
Born 3 August 1961 (1961-08-03) (age 46)
Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrat
Spouse Kate Fox
Children 2
Alma mater Middlesex Poytechnic
Website Nick Harvey MP

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Early life

Nick Harvey was born in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire and was educated at the Queen's College in Taunton and the Middlesex Poytechnic at Enfield where he was awarded a BA degree in Business studies in 1983. Chandler's Ford (originally The Ford and historically Chandlersford) is a largely residential area in the borough of Eastleigh in southern Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Queen's College is a co-educational public school located in Taunton, the County town of Somerset, England. Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population Middlesex University is a University in north London, England, located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex (from which Enfield Town is a location in the London Borough of Enfield. It is north north-east of Charing Cross. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to He also served as the President of the students' union from 1981-2. A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization He joined Profil PR Ltd in 1984 as a communications and marketing executive, before being appointed by public relations firm Dewe Rogerson (now known as Citigate Dewe Rogerson) as a marketing executive in 1986. Communication studies is an Academic field that deals with processes of communication commonly defined as the sharing of Symbols over distances in space and time In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of Public relations (PR is the practice of managing the flow of Information between an Organization and its Publics Public relations - often referred He worked as a communications consultant from 1991 until his election to Parliament.

Parliamentary career

He was elected as the vice chairman of the Union of Liberal Students for a year in 1981. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party He unsuccessfully contested the London Borough of Enfield seat of Enfield Southgate at the 1987 General Election. Enfield Southgate 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 He finished in second place some 18,345 votes behind the then Government Whip Michael Portillo. HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953 is a British Journalist, broadcaster, former Conservative Party Politician and Cabinet He was elected to the House of Commons for Devon North at the 1992 General Election by defeating the Conservative MP Antony Speller who had ended the parliamentary career of former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe in the same seat at the 1979 General Election. 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 North Devon (or sometimes Devon North) is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Antony Speller, known as Tony Speller, (born 12 June 1929) is a British Conservative Politician. John Jeremy Thorpe (born April 29, 1929) is a British Politician, who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 Harvey won the seat with a majority of just 794, but has remained the MP there since. He made his maiden speech on 11 May 1992. A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly- elected members of a Legislature or Parliament. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [1]

He was made a spokesman on transport in 1992 by Paddy Ashdown, before being moved to speak on trade and industry in 1994. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) ( Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941 commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a 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 He became the spokesman of constitutional affairs following the 1997 General Election. The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA was a United Kingdom government department. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election He became a member the frontbench team under Charles Kennedy in 1999 when he became the party's Health spokesperson. The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest Political party in the United Kingdom. Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health. After the 2001 General Election he became the Liberal Democrat spokersperson for Culture, Media and Sport until he stood down in 2003 to spend more time with his young family. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture Media and Sport. He has been a member of both the home affairs select committee and the standards and privileges committee since the 2005 General Election. The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order 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 Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general He is the vice chairman of the all party group on beer. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea

Personal life

He married Kathryn (Kate) Fox in May 2003 in North Devon. This article is about the region of England For the breed of cattle see North Devon cattle. They have a son (born October 2004) and a daughter (born December 2005). He was the only Liberal Democrat MP to vote against the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and was a critic of Liberal Democratic leader Charles Kennedy, having called into question his "political direction" and "leadership skills". The Maastricht Treaty (formally the Treaty on European Union, TEU) was signed on 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Netherlands after final Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. [2] He returned to the Frontbench as Defence spokesperson under Kennedy's successor, Sir Menzies Campbell. Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC (born 22 May 1941) commonly known as Ming Campbell, is a British Politician He voted against the Iraq war and has called repeatedly for troops to be withdrawn under a phased timetable. He also voted against the Government's decision to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent, Trident.

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