Charles Walker (British politician)
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Charles Walker OBE MP |
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Member of Parliament for Broxbourne |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Marion Roe |
| Majority | 16,723 (36.3%) |
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Charles Ashley Rupert Walker 11 September 1967 Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Charles Ashley Rupert Walker OBE (born 11 September 1967) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, where he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Broxbourne since 2005 general election.
Walker was educated at The American School in London, followed by the University of Oregon in the United States, receiving a BSc in Political Science in 1990.
Walker was a member of Wandsworth Council from 2002-06. He has pursued a career in marketing and communications and has held senior positions within a number of people focused businesses. He was on the Board of Directors of Blue Arrow, the staffing firm, which places upwards of 20,000 people into work each day. Walker belongs to the trade union Amicus.
He stood in Ealing North in 2001. In the 2005 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Broxbourne, succeeding Dame Marion Roe.
Walker was one of the 23 MPs to sign the motion of no confidence in Speaker Michael Martin.
Walker sat on the Scottish Select Committee from 2005 to 2010 and was also a member of the Public Administration Select Committee from 2007 to 2010.
He joined the panel of Chairs in 2010 and was co-Chair of the Education Bill that went through Committee in 2011. In May 2010 he was elected Vice Chairman of the 1922 Committee and in the same year was elected to the Conservative Party Board.
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