| Peter Ainsworth MP | |
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| Assumed office 6 December 2005 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
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| Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
| In office 18 September 2001 – 23 July 2002 |
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| Leader | Ian Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | Archie Norman (Environment) Tim Yeo (Food) |
| Succeeded by | David Lidington |
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| In office 11 June 1997 – 18 September 2001 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Succeeded by | Tim Yeo |
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Member of Parliament
for East Surrey |
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| Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Geoffrey Howe |
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| Born | 16 November 1956 Wokingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
Peter Michael Ainsworth (born 16 November 1956) is a British politician of the Conservative Party, the Member of Parliament for East Surrey and the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo (born 20 March 1945 in Lewisham) is a British Conservative politician Member of Parliament Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Iain Duncan Smith, PC, MP, (born 9 April 1954 is a British politician Archibald John Norman (born 1 May 1954 is a British Businessman and Politician. Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo (born 20 March 1945 in Lewisham) is a British Conservative politician Member of Parliament David Roy Lidington (born 30 June 1956 is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Aylesbury The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture Media and Sport. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961 is a British Politician. Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (born 4 July 1953) is a British Politician. Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo (born 20 March 1945 in Lewisham) is a British Conservative politician Member of Parliament East Surrey is a County constituency represented 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) Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (born 20 December 1926 known until 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, is a British Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 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 Lincoln College (in full The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. East Surrey is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Early life
The son of a naval officer, he was educated at the Ludgrove School in Wokingham, Bradfield College, and Lincoln College, Oxford, he graduated in 1979 with an MA in English Literature and Language. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Ludgrove School is a private boarding preparatory school for about 200 boys aged 8 to 13 Bradfield College is a coeducational Public school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English Lincoln College (in full The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
He became a researcher to the former Conservative Member of the European Parliament, Sir John Stewart-Clark and on leaving University and then in 1981 became a merchant banker and married Claire Burnett in Hatfield, with whom he had a son (born December 1991) and two daughters (born August 1988 and July 1990). A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In banking, a merchant bank is a financial institution primarily engaged in international finance and long-term loans for multinational corporations and governments Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. He worked as an investments analyst for Laing & Cruickshank Investment Management (bought by UBS in 2004) from 1981-5, then S.G. Warburg Securities (bought by UBS in 1994) from 1985-92, working in Corporate Finance, becoming a Director from 1990-2. UBS AG ( SWX: UBSN) is a diversified global financial services company with its main headquarters in Basel & Zürich, Switzerland S G Warburg & Co was a London -based investment bank founded in 1946 by Siegmund George Warburg, a member of the Warburg family, a prominent German
Member of Parliament
He was elected as a councillor to the London Borough of Wandsworth in 1986 and was elected at the 1992 General Election for East Surrey succeeding Sir Geoffrey Howe in the House of Commons. The London Borough of Wandsworth (ˈlʌndən bʌɹə ɒv ˈwɒndz Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (born 20 December 1926 known until 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, is a British 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
Shadow Cabinet
In 1994 he became the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Aitken, and in 1995 became PPS to the Secretary of State for National Heritage, Virginia Bottomley. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942 is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and British government minister Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture Media and Sport. Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone PC DL, née Virginia Garnett (born 12 March 1948 He was promoted by John Major in 1996 to the Whips' Office. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature When the Major government fell the following year. he remained a Whip in Opposition and was promoted to Deputy Chief Whip by William Hague. William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961 is a British Politician. In 1998 he entered the Shadow Cabinet, shadowing the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and from 2001 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In British parliamentary practice the Official Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as 'The Shadow Cabinet' is a group of members from Her Majesty's Loyal The Department for Culture Media and Sport ( DCMS) is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection Ainsworth resigned from Iain Duncan Smith's frontbench for family reasons in 2002. George Iain Duncan Smith, PC, MP, (born 9 April 1954 is a British politician In many Parliaments and other similar assemblies seating is typically arranged in banks or rows with each Political party or Caucus grouped together See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. From 2003 he chaired the Environmental Audit Select Committee, before rejoining the Shadow Cabinet under David Cameron in December 2005 as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 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 The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Ainsworth is the only shadow cabinet member to have voted against the war in Iraq. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign
The post has a much heightened importance given the new emphasis being given to Environmental policies by the Conservative leader David Cameron. 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
Speaking in March 2006 Ainsworth set out the possible new direction for Conservative policy stating that "Achieving a sustainable world and combating the threat of climate change will require some really fresh ideas and radical thinking. We cannot expect to meet the challenges of this century by toying with the structures and technologies we have inherited from the past, and the concept of Decentralised Energy should to be taken seriously. "[1]
References
- ^ Conservatives focus on decentralised power to combat climate change. Conservative Party (1 March, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
External links
- Peter Ainsworth official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Peter Ainsworth
- They Work For You - Peter Ainsworth MP
- The Public Whip - Peter Ainsworth MP voting record
- BBC News - Peter Ainsworth profile 10 February, 2005
- Open Directory Project - Peter Ainsworth directory category
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Offices held
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Howe |
Member of Parliament for East Surrey 1992 – present |
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