James Cartlidge
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James Cartlidge MP |
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Member of Parliament for South Suffolk |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
| Majority | 17,545 |
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30 April 1974 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Emily |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Website | Official website |
James Roger Cartlidge (Born 30 April 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Suffolk since May 2015.
James Cartlidge was born on 30 April 1974. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, a state grammar school for boys in the market town of Chipping Barnet in north west London, followed by the University of Manchester, where he studied Economics.
Cartlidge's professional background is as an entrepreneur, having founded Share to Buy ltd, a shared ownership property portal, mortgage broker and host of the ‘London Home Show’, the capital’s biggest event for first time buyers.
Cartlidge stood for parliament in Lewisham Deptford in the 2005 general election finishing third with 12.4% of the vote. He was also an elected member of Babergh District Council before his election to the House of Commons in May 2015.
Cartlidge fractionally more than doubled majority in the South Suffolk constituency to 17,545 more votes than the next candidate's 10,001 votes, his first election seeing a change in the party of the candidate who finished as runner-up, to the Labour Party and gaining 2,996 votes more than the veteran MP for the seat Tim Yeo who retired before Cartlidge's election, having been de-selected.
Cartlidge has championed South Suffolk produce and one of his first political acts was to bring a barrel of beer from Suffolk into the House of Commons, which he drank with his new parliamentary colleagues. He also held a South Suffolk Food Day in the House of Commons which featured businesses such as Jimmy’s Farm, Suffolk Food Hall and Gifford’s Hall Vineyard. The then Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP attended the event and spoke to the producers about their businesses.
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