David Ward (British politician)
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Member of Parliament for Bradford East |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Imran Hussain |
| Majority | 365 (0.9%) |
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24 June 1953 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://davidward.org.uk/ |
David Ward (born 24 June 1953) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford East from 2010 to 2015. He was elected as MP at the 2010 general election after being a councillor for Idle and Thackley ward in Bradford for 26 years.
In July 2013 he was suspended from the Liberal Democrats Parliamentary party until September 2013, after questioning the continuing existence of the state of Israel and refusing to apologise for his remarks.
At the 2015 general election Ward was defeated by the Labour Party candidate Imran Hussain, by over 7,000 votes.
David Ward was born in Lincoln. He attended Boston Grammar School in Boston, Lincolnshire and then qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in 1976. He attended the University of Bradford Management Centre to complete a MBA and a MPhil by research.
He then started working at Leeds Polytechnic (later Leeds Metropolitan University) from 1985 for the following 18 years as a Principal Lecturer in finance and strategic management and as a Business Development Manager in charge of External Income Generation. Whilst working at the institution, Ward travelled to Jamaica and Pakistan to develop links between the University and local colleges. In 1996, he obtained a MSc from the University of Leicester.
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