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:Fallon is a graduate of St Andrews University (MA Honours) and began his political career as MP for Darlington from 1983-1992. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt.Hon. [[Cecil Parkinson]], Secretary of State for Energy from 1987 to 1988 when he became a Government Whip. In 1990 he joined Margaret Thatcher's Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Schools Minister), and continued to serve under [[John Major]]. | :Fallon is a graduate of St Andrews University (MA Honours) and began his political career as MP for Darlington from 1983-1992. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt.Hon. [[Cecil Parkinson]], Secretary of State for Energy from 1987 to 1988 when he became a Government Whip. In 1990 he joined Margaret Thatcher's Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Schools Minister), and continued to serve under [[John Major]]. | ||
| − | Between 1992 and 1997 he developed his business career as a director of three companies founded by Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne before returning to Parliament in 1997. He served as a shadow Treasury Minister under [[William Hague]] before joining the [[Treasury Select Committee]] of which he was deputy chairman from 2001 until 2010. <ref> [http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Fallon_Michael.aspx Michael Fallon, MP], Conservatives.com, accessed 15 May 2012 </ref> | + | :Between 1992 and 1997 he developed his business career as a director of three companies founded by Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne before returning to Parliament in 1997. He served as a shadow Treasury Minister under [[William Hague]] before joining the [[Treasury Select Committee]] of which he was deputy chairman from 2001 until 2010. <ref> [http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Fallon_Michael.aspx Michael Fallon, MP], Conservatives.com, accessed 15 May 2012 </ref> |
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Revision as of 14:27, 17 May 2012
Michael Fallon is the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party since September 2010.
Background
- Fallon is a graduate of St Andrews University (MA Honours) and began his political career as MP for Darlington from 1983-1992. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt.Hon. Cecil Parkinson, Secretary of State for Energy from 1987 to 1988 when he became a Government Whip. In 1990 he joined Margaret Thatcher's Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Schools Minister), and continued to serve under John Major.
- Between 1992 and 1997 he developed his business career as a director of three companies founded by Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne before returning to Parliament in 1997. He served as a shadow Treasury Minister under William Hague before joining the Treasury Select Committee of which he was deputy chairman from 2001 until 2010. [1]
Activities
Views
Affiliations
Contact
- Address:Sevenoaks Conservatives, Becket House, Vestry Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 5EL
- Email: office@sevenoakstory.org.uk /
- Website: http://www.sevenoaksconservatives.org
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Michael Fallon, MP, Conservatives.com, accessed 15 May 2012
