Nigel Adams
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Nigel Adams MP |
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MP for the Selby and Ainsty county constituency
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Member of Parliament for Selby and Ainsty |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 13,557 (25.7%) |
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30 November 1966 Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Robson |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Selby High School |
| Website |
www Profile, parliament.uk; accessed 30 January 2017. |
Nigel Adams (born 30 November 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire.
Born in Goole, and raised in Selby, he is the son of a school caretaker and school cleaner. Adams attended Camblesforth Primary School and Selby High School, leaving school in 1984, aged 17.
Adams became a member of the Conservative Party in 1992, working as a volunteer in and between every election until 2010.
He contested the marginal Rossendale and Darwen seat at the 2005 general election, coming second with a swing to the Conservatives of 1.9% compared to the 3.1% average they achieved nationally. Adams was then selected as the candidate for the Conservative Party in his newly created seat of Selby and Ainsty in 2006. Four years later at the 2010 general election, Adams was elected with a 23.71% majority.
Following his election to Parliament, Adams was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, The Lord Strathclyde, and subsequently to his successor, The Lord Hill of Oareford until his resignation in August 2014. In September 2014 Adams was appointed to the Number 10 Policy Board with responsibility for economic affairs.
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