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| − | '''Stephen Gilbert''' | + | [[File:Stephen Gilbert.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Stephen Gilbert, MP for St Austell and Newquay]] |
| + | '''Stephen Gilbert''' was the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for St Austell and Newquay from 2010 to 2015 and the parliamentary private secretary to [[Ed Davey]], the secretary of state for the UK [[Department of Energy and Climate Change]], from 2012 to 2015. <ref name= "Gilbert"> [http://www.stephengilbert.org.uk/about About] ''Stephen Gilbert MP'', accessed 3 March 2015 </ref> | ||
| + | <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-gilbert/4101 Stephen Gilbert MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 4 March 2015 </ref> In the 2010 election Gilbert was elected in with a majority of 1,312. <ref name= "Politics"> [http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/stephen-gilbert Stephen Gilbert] ''politics.co.uk'', accessed 4 March 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | Gilbert lost his seat in the 2015 general election, after the [[Liberal Democrats]] won only eight seats. He lost to the [[Conservative Party]]'s [[Steve Double]] by 8173 votes.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000961 St Austell and Newquay], accessed 15 May 2015.</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Gilbert | + | Gilbert joined the [[Liberal Democrats]] in 1992 and thus became Cornwall's youngest ever councillor in 1998 aged just 21. He went on to work as a researcher for Welsh MP [[Lembit Opik]] and Cornwall's former MEP [[Robin Teverson]]. <ref name= "Gilbert"/> |
| − | Between 2000 and 2005 Gilbert | + | Between 2000 and 2005 Gilbert worked in the [[City of London]] advising the fund management industry. While in London he also served as a councillor on the [[London Borough of Haringey]] until 2005. <ref name= "Gilbert"/> |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Gilbert studied International Politics at the [[University of Aberystwyth]] in 1995 and then went on to study a Masters' degree at the [[London School of Economics]] in 1999. <ref name= "Politics"/> | Gilbert studied International Politics at the [[University of Aberystwyth]] in 1995 and then went on to study a Masters' degree at the [[London School of Economics]] in 1999. <ref name= "Politics"/> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs]] - Member | ||
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| + | ==Contact== | ||
| + | ====Constituency==== | ||
| + | *Address: c/o St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats, 10 South Street, St Austell, PL25 5BH | ||
| + | *Telephone: 01726 63443 | ||
| + | *Email: steve@stevegilbert.info | ||
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| + | ====Web and Social Media==== | ||
| + | *Website: http://www.stephengilbert.org.uk | ||
| + | *Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_gilbert | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 15 October 2015
Stephen Gilbert was the Liberal Democrats MP for St Austell and Newquay from 2010 to 2015 and the parliamentary private secretary to Ed Davey, the secretary of state for the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, from 2012 to 2015. [1] [2] In the 2010 election Gilbert was elected in with a majority of 1,312. [3]
Gilbert lost his seat in the 2015 general election, after the Liberal Democrats won only eight seats. He lost to the Conservative Party's Steve Double by 8173 votes.[4]
Contents
Background
Gilbert joined the Liberal Democrats in 1992 and thus became Cornwall's youngest ever councillor in 1998 aged just 21. He went on to work as a researcher for Welsh MP Lembit Opik and Cornwall's former MEP Robin Teverson. [1]
Between 2000 and 2005 Gilbert worked in the City of London advising the fund management industry. While in London he also served as a councillor on the London Borough of Haringey until 2005. [1]
Education
Gilbert studied International Politics at the University of Aberystwyth in 1995 and then went on to study a Masters' degree at the London School of Economics in 1999. [3]
Affiliations
Contact
Constituency
- Address: c/o St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats, 10 South Street, St Austell, PL25 5BH
- Telephone: 01726 63443
- Email: steve@stevegilbert.info
Web and Social Media
- Website: http://www.stephengilbert.org.uk
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_gilbert
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 About Stephen Gilbert MP, accessed 3 March 2015
- ↑ Stephen Gilbert MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 March 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stephen Gilbert politics.co.uk, accessed 4 March 2015
- ↑ BBC News St Austell and Newquay, accessed 15 May 2015.
