Alan Haselhurst
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The Right Honourable Sir Alan Haselhurst MP |
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| Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | |
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In office 27 July 2011 – October 2014 |
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| Deputy | Nafisa Shah |
| Preceded by | Shafie Apdal |
| Succeeded by | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
| Chairman of the Administration Committee | |
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In office 27 July 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Doran |
| Succeeded by | Sir Paul Beresford |
| Chairman of Ways and Means | |
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In office 14 May 1997 – 14 June 2010 |
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| Speaker |
Betty Boothroyd Michael Martin John Bercow |
| Preceded by | Michael Morris |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay Hoyle |
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Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden |
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Assumed office 7 July 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Kirk |
| Majority | 24,991 (43.4%) |
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Member of Parliament for Middleton and Prestwich |
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In office 18 June 1970 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Denis Coe |
| Succeeded by | Jim Callaghan |
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23 June 1937 South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Angela, née Bailey |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Website | www.siralanhaselhurst.net |
Sir Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst PC (born 23 June 1937) is a British Conservative politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden since 1977, having represented Middleton and Prestwich as MP from 1970-74. He was Chairman of Ways and Means from 14 May 1997 to 8 June 2010, and later Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association between 2011-14. He is currently the oldest Conservative MP, but is standing down at the 2017 general election.
Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst was born in South Elmsall, near Hemsworth, Yorkshire and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.
He was elected President of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1958 and, for two years, served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Oxford Union from 1959. Before his election to Parliament, he worked in management in the chemicals industry and became an unremunerated director when his father's pharmacy was incorporated.
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