Graham Stuart (UK politician)
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Graham Stuart MP |
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Stuart in 2014
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| Chairman of the Education Select Committee | |
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In office 9 June 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Sheerman |
| Succeeded by | Neil Carmichael |
| Assistant Government Whip in the House of Commons | |
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Assumed office 18 July 2016 |
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Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | James Cran |
| Majority | 12,203 (23.2%) |
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Graham Charles Stuart 12 March 1962 Carlisle, Cumberland, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Crawshaw |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Website | www.grahamstuart.com |
Graham Charles Stuart (born 12 March 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness at the 2005 general election, and retained his seat in 2010 and 2015.
Graham Stuart was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, and studied at Glenalmond College, an independent school in Perthshire, followed by Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge from 1982 to 1985, where he read Philosophy and Law but failed his degree, after focusing his efforts on developing his "What's on in Cambridge" guide into a profitable business and remains non-executive chairman of the company.
He was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association during Easter 1985.
He was elected as a member of Cambridge City Council for the Cherry Hinton Ward in the 1998 local elections. He contested the Cambridge constituency as the Conservative Party candidate at the 2001 general election, coming in third place with 9,829 votes, 23% of the share. He was re-elected to Cambridge City Council in the 2002 local elections and served until 2004.
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