Aidan Burley
| Aidan Burley | |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 17 November 2010 – 17 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Brian Donohoe |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Jones |
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Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Wright |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Milling |
| Majority | 3,195 (7.0%) |
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22 January 1979 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
| Website | aidanburleymp.org |
Aidan Burley (born 22 January 1979) is a British politician. He was Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase, elected in 2010 on a large vote swing away from the Labour Party candidate. Burley stepped down in 2015.
Burley was born in Auckland, New Zealand and migrated with his parents to the United Kingdom a few months later.
He was educated at West House School, Birmingham, King Edward's School, Birmingham, standing as a Conservative in 1997 in the school's mock election. He then studied theology at St John's College, Oxford where he was the President of the famous dining society, The King Charles Club. An officer of Oxford University Conservative Association, due to an incident he was asked to leave St John's College accommodation for the rest of his studies, lodging in private accommodation.
Burley worked as a management consultant for Accenture and later Hedra/Mouchel, working on contracts with the Home Office and the National Health Service.
During this period he also worked for Philip Hammond and Nick Herbert when they were shadow ministers, later becoming a Conservative councillor on Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council.
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