David Taylor (Labour politician)
| David Taylor | |
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Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 26 December 2009 |
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| Preceded by | David Ashby |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Bridgen |
| Majority | 4,477 (9.5%) |
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22 August 1946 Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire |
| Died | 26 December 2009 (aged 63) Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Caunt |
| Alma mater | Open University, Leicester Polytechnic |
| Religion | Church of England |
David Leslie Taylor (22 August 1946 – 26 December 2009) was an English Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Leicestershire from 1997 until his death in 2009.
David Taylor was born in the town of Ashby de la Zouch. He went to Heather County Primary School near Coalville, Ashby Boy's Grammar School (now known as Ashby School) and Leicester Polytechnic.
At Leicester Polytechnic, he became a Chartered Public Finance Accountant in 1970. At the Open University, he gained a BA in Maths and Computing in 1974. During this time he wrote the first CASCAID computer program that evolved into the modern day Kudos and Adult Directions programs. Before being elected as a Member of Parliament, Taylor was an accountant and the computer applications manager for Leicestershire County Council from 1977 to 1997.
He founded Safeguard the Quality of the Rural Environment (SQUARE), and had been a parish councillor, churchwarden of St John the Baptist church in Heather, President of Heather Sparkenhoe Cricket Club, magistrate and school governor.
Taylor was a committed Christian and described himself as an ecumenical Anglican.
Taylor married Pamela Caunt on 13 September 1969 in Loughborough. The couple had four daughters (and one son, deceased), one granddaughter and one grandson.
On Boxing Day 2009, whilst walking with his family at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, Taylor suffered a massive heart attack. He was taken by ambulance to Queens Hospital in Burton-on-Trent hospital, but paramedics were unable to save him. The event occurred during his day off while spending time with his family; he had previously announced that he would not run for reelection due to the high workload.
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