Andrew George (politician)
| Andrew George | |
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Member of Parliament for St Ives |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Harris |
| Succeeded by | Derek Thomas |
| Majority | 1,719 (3.7%) |
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2 December 1958 Mullion, Cornwall, England Kernow |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Elizabeth Marshall |
| Alma mater |
University of Sussex University College, Oxford |
Andrew Henry George (born 2 December 1958) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of St Ives in Cornwall from 1997 to 2015, when he was defeated by the Conservatives' Derek Thomas. He was the Vice-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Housing and Planning Group in the 2010 parliament.
George was born in the village of Mullion near The Lizard, on the southwest coast of Cornwall, one of eight children born to a horticulturist father and music teacher mother.
George was educated locally at Helston Grammar School, in the town of Helston in Cornwall, before attending the University of Sussex where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in cultural and community studies in 1980. He finished his education at University College at the University of Oxford, where he was awarded a master's degree in agricultural economics in 1981.
George worked as a charity worker, initially, as a rural officer with the Nottinghamshire Rural Community Council in 1981, and held a number of appointments in charity, business and research, until he became the deputy director of the Cornwall Rural Community Council in 1987, where he remained until his election to the House of Commons. Before joining the Liberal Democrats he was a member of Mebyon Kernow, and was one of the founder members of the Cornish Constitutional Convention, campaigning for a Cornish Assembly.
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