Paul Maynard
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Paul Maynard MP |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Sec. of State | Chris Grayling |
| Preceded by | Claire Perry |
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Member of Parliament for Blackpool North and Cleveleys |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 3,340 (8.5%) |
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Paul Christopher Maynard 16 December 1975 Crewe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | paulmaynard |
Paul Christopher Maynard (born 16 December 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. In July 2016, he became rail minister after new PM Theresa May entered office.
Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Maynard was left with cerebral palsy when he was strangled by the umbilical cord at birth, and he was also left with a speech defect. He attended a special school between the ages of three and five before transferring to a local primary school. He attended St. Ambrose College, in Altrincham, and obtained a first class history degree at University College, Oxford.
Maynard was a reader at his local church and was also a governor at his local Catholic primary school.
Maynard worked as an adviser to Liam Fox and as a speechwriter for William Hague, and stood as the Conservative candidate for Twickenham in the 2005 general election, finishing second with 32.4% of the vote.
Maynard was selected for Blackpool North and Cleveleys in December 2006 despite having no connection to the Fylde nor Blackpool, having been on the "A-List". He moved to Blackpool before being elected and has remained living in the constituency since. Maynard was elected to the House of Commons in the 2010 general election with a majority of 2,150. He is the second person who has cerebral palsy to become a British MP; Conservative Terry Dicks was the first.
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