Greg Mulholland
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Greg Mulholland MP |
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| Liberal Democrat Campaigns and Communications Chair | |
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Assumed office 29 July 2015 |
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| Leader | Tim Farron |
| Preceded by | Paddy Ashdown (Election Committee Chair) |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds North West |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Best |
| Majority | 2,907 (6.7%) |
| Member of the Leeds City Council for Headingley |
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In office 2003–2005 |
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| Preceded by | David Pratt |
| Succeeded by | James Monaghan |
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31 August 1970 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Raegan |
| Children | Isabel Madeleine Ava |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Website | Official website |
Gregory Thomas Mulholland (born 31 August 1970) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Leeds North West.
He was first elected at the 2005 general election, winning the seat from Labour and was re-elected with an increased majority at the 2010 general election, and with a reduced majority at the 2015 general election. Before his parliamentary career, he served as a councillor for Headingley. He has served as a Liberal Democrat spokesman for Health, Schools and International Development.
Born in Manchester, Mulholland attended St. Ambrose College near Altrincham and studied politics at the University of York, going on to achieve an MA in Public Administration and Public Policy. While at York University he played at centre for the university rugby league team in matches against Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and Hull. He then worked in marketing for five years, including two years spent in Edinburgh, working on several national promotional campaigns.
His first experience in politics was canvassing in the Knowsley North by-election in 1986, while studying politics for A-level.
He had a long-standing interest and involvement in international development, trade justice and debt campaigns. He was an active member of the campaigning groups Trade Injustice and Debt Action Leeds (TIDAL) and Catholic Aid For Overseas Development (CAFOD).
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