Stephen Barclay
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Stephen Barclay MP |
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Member of Parliament for North East Cambridgeshire |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Moss |
| Majority | 16,874 (32.6%) |
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3 May 1972 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Website |
stevebarclay.net parliament..stephen-barclay |
Stephen Paul "Steve" Barclay (born 3 May 1972) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Cambridgeshire since May 2010.
Barclay is the youngest of three brothers. His father was a trade union official, and his mother worked in the civil service
He was brought up in Lancashire England, and educated at King Edward VII School, a co-educational independent school in Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire. After completing his A levels, he then joined the army on a Gap Year Commission, attending the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and served as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers for nine months. After this he read history at Peterhouse, Cambridge and later studied at the College of Law, Chester, qualifying as a solicitor in 1998.
Barclay completed articles (training) with a large London law firm before working in businesses including Guardian Royal Exchange, Axa Insurance, the Financial Services Authority, and Barclays, where he was Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions for the retail banking division before being elected to Parliament.
Steve joined the Conservative Party in 1994 after leaving university. He was a member of the A-List and was a two-time unsuccessful parliamentary candidate, contesting Manchester Blackley in 1997 and Lancaster & Wyre in 2001.
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