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[[Mike Weatherley]] has been Conservative MP for Hove since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mike-weatherley/3984 Mike Weatherley], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref>
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'''Mike Weatherley''' was the [[Conservative Party]] Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove from 2010 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mike-weatherley/3984 Mike Weatherley], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref>
  
 
Weatherley is a former finance director of the [[Pete Waterman Group]], and a former vice-president for Europe at the [[Motion Picture Licensing Company]]. In September 2013, he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s adviser on intellectual property.<ref>Adam Sherwin,[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-cameron-appoints-iron-maidenloving-mp-mike-weatherley-as-music-piracy-advisor-8815060.html David Cameron appoints Iron Maiden-loving MP Mike Weatherley as music piracy advisor], ''Independent'', 13 September 2013.</ref>
 
Weatherley is a former finance director of the [[Pete Waterman Group]], and a former vice-president for Europe at the [[Motion Picture Licensing Company]]. In September 2013, he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s adviser on intellectual property.<ref>Adam Sherwin,[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-cameron-appoints-iron-maidenloving-mp-mike-weatherley-as-music-piracy-advisor-8815060.html David Cameron appoints Iron Maiden-loving MP Mike Weatherley as music piracy advisor], ''Independent'', 13 September 2013.</ref>
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Weatherley decided not to stand at the 2015 general election after struggling with his health.<ref> Frank le Duc [http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2014/07/03/hove-mp-to-stand-down-at-next-election/31356 Hove MP to stand down at next election] ''Brighton and Hove News'', 3 July 2014, accessed 22 May 2015.</ref> He was replaced by [[Graham Cox]] who lost the seat to the [[Labour Party]]'s [[Peter Kyle]] by 1,236 votes.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000755 Hove], accessed 22 May 2015.</ref>
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==Donations==
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In October 2013 Weatherley received £10,000 from investment banker [[Stewart Newton]]. His constituency has received many over donations from Newton.<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation search], accessed 25 February 2015 </ref>
  
 
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==Affiliations==
*[All-Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Group] - Secretary
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*[[All-Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Group]] - Secretary
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 22 May 2015

Mike Weatherley was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove from 2010 to 2015.[1]

Weatherley is a former finance director of the Pete Waterman Group, and a former vice-president for Europe at the Motion Picture Licensing Company. In September 2013, he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s adviser on intellectual property.[2]

Weatherley decided not to stand at the 2015 general election after struggling with his health.[3] He was replaced by Graham Cox who lost the seat to the Labour Party's Peter Kyle by 1,236 votes.[4]

Donations

In October 2013 Weatherley received £10,000 from investment banker Stewart Newton. His constituency has received many over donations from Newton.[5]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Mike Weatherley, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
  2. Adam Sherwin,David Cameron appoints Iron Maiden-loving MP Mike Weatherley as music piracy advisor, Independent, 13 September 2013.
  3. Frank le Duc Hove MP to stand down at next election Brighton and Hove News, 3 July 2014, accessed 22 May 2015.
  4. BBC News Hove, accessed 22 May 2015.
  5. Electoral Commission, Donation search, accessed 25 February 2015