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| − | [[File:Robert-Halfon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Robert Halfon]][[Robert Halfon]] was elected MP for Harlow in 2010 | + | [[File:Robert-Halfon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Robert Halfon]][[Robert Halfon]] was elected MP for Harlow in 2010.<ref>[http://www.roberthalfon.com/aboutrobert.htm About Robert], roberthalfon.com, 3 February 2012</ref> In May 2015 he was announced as deputy chairman of the [[Conservative Party]].<ref> ITV News [http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-05-11/robert-halfon-named-conservative-party-deputy-chairman/ Halfon named Conservative Party deputy chairman], 11 May 2015, accessed 11 May 2015.</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:03, 11 May 2015
Robert Halfon was elected MP for Harlow in 2010.[1] In May 2015 he was announced as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party.[2]
Halfon's website stated in 2007:
- Robert is an adviser to a number of Conservative organizations and is currently Political Director of Conservative Friends of Israel. He has previously worked as Chief of Staff to Oliver Letwin and as a consultant to business. Robert is also an author having written essays for books and articles on subjects as diverse as Social Justice, Russia, Conservatism, and Corporate Responsibility.
- Robert is a Roydon Parish Councillor and a former Governor of Passmores School. He has fought Harlow twice as Conservative Parliamentary Candidate (in 2001 and 2005). He is a Patron of the Harlow Homeless Centre.
- At the 2005 election, Robert lost by just 97 votes after three recounts. Harlow Constituency is now the third most marginal in the country having had a Labour majority of 10,500 in 1997.
- Robert has also stood for Council and was active in Conservative Students when at Exeter University. [3]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ About Robert, roberthalfon.com, 3 February 2012
- ↑ ITV News Halfon named Conservative Party deputy chairman, 11 May 2015, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Robert Halfon From his personal website, accessed 9 September 2007.
