Alan Haselhurst

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Alan Haselhurst MP for Saffron Walden

Alan Haselhurst has been the Conservative Party MP for Saffron Walden since 1977. He was re-elected in May 2010 with a majority vote of 15,242. [1] In the 2015 general election, Haslehurst retained his seat for with an increased majority of 24,991. [2]

In June 1995 he was awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours. [1]

Parliamentary career

  • MP for Middleton and Prestwich 1970-74
  • MP for Saffron Walden 1977-
  • Parliamentary private secretary to Home Secretary 1973-74
  • Parliamentary private secretary to secretary of state for Education 1979-81
  • Member of the select committee on European legislation 1982-97
  • Member of the select committee on transport 1992-97
  • Member of the select committee on catering 1992-97
  • Member of the speaker's panel of chairmen 1992-97
  • Chairman of ways and means and deputy speaker 1997-2010
  • Member of the finance & services committee 2008-
  • Chair of the House of Commons administration committee 2010-
  • Chair of the UK branch of the commonwealth parliamentary association 2010-
  • Member of the liaison committee 2010- [3]

Education

Haselhurst was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Birmingham, Cheltenham College and Oriel College University of Oxford.

Family

  • Emma Haselhurst, daughter. Director at lobbyists Blue Rubicon and formerly of Weber Shandwick, where she has been declared by Haselhurst as involved in 'engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client'.[4]

Contact

Constituency

  • Address: The Old Armoury, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JN
  • Telephone: 01799 506349
  • Fax: 01799 506047
  • Email: office@saffronwaldenconservatives.net

Parliamentary

  • Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
  • Telephone: 020 7219 5214
  • Fax: 020 7219 5600
  • Email: alan.haselhurst.mp@parliament.uk

Web & Social media

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sir Alan Haselhurst politics.co.uk, accessed 5 March 2015
  2. Alan Haslehurst Express, accessed 15 May 2015
  3. About Sir Alan Sir Alan Haselhurst, accessed 5 March 2015
  4. Parliament Publications Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 13 July 2015, accessed 23 July 2015.