Ed Timpson
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Edward Timpson MP |
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| Minister of State for Children and Families | |
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Assumed office 12 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Sarah Teather |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families | |
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In office 4 September 2012 – 12 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Tim Loughton |
| Succeeded by | Sam Gyimah (Childcare and Education) |
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Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich |
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Assumed office 22 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Gwyneth Dunwoody |
| Majority | 3,620 (7.3%) |
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26 December 1973 Knutsford, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Timpson |
| Children | Three |
| Parents |
John Timpson Alex Timpson |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Website | www.edwardtimpsonmp.com |
Anthony Edward Timpson (born 26 December 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich since the 2008 by-election.
Timpson was appointed to Minister of State for Children and Families after the 2015 general election, being promoted from his position as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education with similar portfolio responsibilities.
Timpson was born in Knutsford, Cheshire, in 1973. His father, John, is the CEO and owner of the Timpson chain of shoe repair and key-cutting shops, which has been in the family for five generations and has over 550 stores in the UK and Ireland. Timpson grew up with a brother, sister and over 80 children fostered by his parents.
He was educated at Uppingham School before going on to Durham University (Hatfield College), where he studied politics before converting to law. He became a barrister in 1998. From 1999, he has practised in Chester as a family law barrister. In June 2002, he married Julia Still in south Cheshire. Since then he has lived in Cheshire, 13 miles from Crewe, with his wife and three children (including a son born February 2004 and a daughter born November 2005). Timpson has completed six marathons, including the New York marathon in 2007 and the London Marathon in 2008, raising over £4,500. Outside politics Timpson is a fan of football, both watching and playing.
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