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Pauline Latham

Pauline Latham
OBE MP
Member of Parliament
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Mid Derbyshire
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Constituency Created
Majority 12,744 (26.8%)
Personal details
Born (1948-02-04) 4 February 1948 (age 68)
Lincolnshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservatives
Spouse(s) Derek Latham
Website Official Website

Pauline Elizabeth Latham (born 4 February 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Derbyshire, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.

Latham was educated at Bramcote Hills Technical Grammar School in Nottinghamshire

She was a Conservative member of Derbyshire County Council from 1987 to 1993, and a Derby City Councillor from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2010. She held the position of Mayor of Derby during 2007/08. She has also been school governor at Ecclesbourne School

She was a candidate for Broxtowe in 2001 and stood as a European candidate in 1999 and 2005 for the East Midlands.

Latham was a member of the A-List. before being selected as the candidate for Mid Derbyshire. She was elected to Parliament in the 2010 general election with 48.3% of the vote and a majority of 11,292.

In Parliament, she served on the select committee for International Development



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