Heather Wheeler
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Heather Wheeler MP |
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Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Todd |
| Majority | 11,471 (22.6%) |
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14 May 1959 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservatives |
| Spouse(s) | Bob |
| Children | Harriet |
| Website | www.heatherwheeler.org.uk |
Heather Kay Wheeler (born 14 May 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Derbyshire, taking the seat from the Labour Party after 13 years.
Wheeler was brought up in Wandsworth and was elected a Conservative member of Wandsworth London Borough Council at the age of 22. After serving a full council term she married her husband Bob, moving in 1986 to Bretby, south Derbyshire.
After working for Lloyds insurance brokers for 10 years, she joined The Chartered Insurance Institute as an Associate.
Wheeler was elected to South Derbyshire District Council in 1995 and became leader of the Conservative group on the council. During this time she stood unsuccessfully at the 2001 and 2005 general elections as her party's candidate for Coventry South. Following her election as a Member of Parliament she stood aside as Conservative council group leader; she continued briefly as district councillor for Repton, but did not seek re-election when her term ended in 2011.
Her husband Bob is the current leader of South Derbyshire District Council. Their daughter Harriet was a council candidate in the 2011 local elections but was unsuccessful.
Wheeler was a member of the Conservative Party's A-List prior to being selected to contest the South Derbyshire constituency. At the 2010 general election she won with a majority of 7,128; there was a 9.8% swing to the Conservatives.
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