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Phil Willis MP
Phil Willis
Member of Parliament
for Harrogate and Knaresborough
Incumbent
Assumed office 
1 May 1997
Born 30 November 1941 (1941-11-30) (age 66)
Burnley
Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrat

George Philip Willis (born November 30, 1941, Burnley) is a politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Harrogate and Knaresborough is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burnley is a large Market town in the borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73500 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 Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burnley is a large Market town in the borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73500 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Harrogate and Knaresborough. 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. Harrogate and Knaresborough is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was first elected in 1997, beating Norman Lamont, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in May 2007 announced his decision to step down as an MP at the next General Election[1], although he said that he would have stood again if a snap election had been called[2]. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont Baron Lamont of Lerwick, PC (born 8 May 1942 is a former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames, England The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election

From 1999 to 2005, Willis was the Liberal Democrat Shadow Education and Skills Secretary, having previously served as Higher Education spokesman and acting spokesman on Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Following the 2005 general election, he was appointed chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, succeeding Labour's Ian Gibson. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general 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 Science and Technology Committee was a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Ian Gibson (born September 26, 1938) British Politician, is the Labour Member of Parliament for Norwich North

In 2006, he stated that he would force an election for the party leadership by standing if there would otherwise be only one candidate [3]. In the 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Sir Menzies Campbell was elected to succeed Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest As two further candidates came forward to challenge the eventual winner, Sir Menzies Campbell, Willis did not stand. Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC (born 22 May 1941) commonly known as Ming Campbell, is a British Politician Campbell's victory left a vacancy for the post of deputy leader. Willis considered running in the deputy leadership election but did not submit a nomination. The 2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election began on March 2 2006, when the sitting Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell

At the Liberal Democrat Federal Conference in Spring 2007 (held in his home seat of Harrogate) he proposed a change to official Liberal Democrat policy on the future of Trident in an amendment to commit the party to getting rid of Britain's nuclear deterrent. The amendment was opposed by the party leadership and, in one of the closest votes in recent years at a Federal Conference, the amendment was defeated by 454 votes to 414 [4]

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References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Lib Dem MP to retire from Commons
  2. ^ http://www.harrogateadvertiser.net/harrogate-news/Willis-to-standagain-as-pollfever.3261094.jp
  3. ^ BBC NEWS | Politics | Ashdown gives Sir Menzies backing
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | Politics | Sir Menzies wins vote on Trident


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
(constituency created)		 Member of Parliament for Harrogate and Knaresborough
1997 – present		 Incumbent


Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Harrogate and Knaresborough is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election
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