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| + | '''Stephen O'Brien''' was the [[Conservative Party]] Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury from 1999 to 2015. | ||
| − | + | O'Brien announced he would stand in the 2015 general election after announcing he would succeed [[Baroness Amos]] as the UN Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31805012 Conservative MP Stephen O'Brien gets top UN role], 9 March 2015, accessed 21 May 2015.</ref> He was replaced by [[Antoinette Sandbach]], who held the seat.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000686 Eddisbury], accessed 21 May 2015.</ref> | |
| + | ==Parliament== | ||
| + | O'Brien has won elections, winning 44.8 percent of the vote in 1999, and achieving over 45 percent since.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/912/eddisbury Eddisbury] ''Guardian'', accessed 20 February 2015 </ref> | ||
| − | + | Since being elected to parliament, he has held positions of Opposition Whip (2001-2002), Shadow Paymaster General (2002-2003), Shadow Financial Secretary (2002-2002), Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2003-2005), Shadow Minister (Education) (2005-2005), Shadow Minister (Health) (2005-2010) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) (2010-12).<ref> Parliament.UK, [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-stephen-o%27brien/427 Stephen O'Brien], accessed 20 February 2015 </ref> | |
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| + | ==Donations== | ||
| + | Between 2004 and 2009 O'Brien received £195,000.00 in donations from hedge fund manager and [[Conservative]] peer, [[Stanley Fink]] in six separate donations.<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation search], accessed 20 February 2015 </ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Conservative Party|O'Brien, Stephen]] [[Category:MP|O'Brien, Stephen]] [[Category:British Politician|O'Brien, Stephen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:16, 21 May 2015
Stephen O'Brien was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury from 1999 to 2015.
O'Brien announced he would stand in the 2015 general election after announcing he would succeed Baroness Amos as the UN Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.[1] He was replaced by Antoinette Sandbach, who held the seat.[2]
Parliament
O'Brien has won elections, winning 44.8 percent of the vote in 1999, and achieving over 45 percent since.[3]
Since being elected to parliament, he has held positions of Opposition Whip (2001-2002), Shadow Paymaster General (2002-2003), Shadow Financial Secretary (2002-2002), Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2003-2005), Shadow Minister (Education) (2005-2005), Shadow Minister (Health) (2005-2010) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) (2010-12).[4]
Donations
Between 2004 and 2009 O'Brien received £195,000.00 in donations from hedge fund manager and Conservative peer, Stanley Fink in six separate donations.[5]
Notes
- ↑ BBC News Conservative MP Stephen O'Brien gets top UN role, 9 March 2015, accessed 21 May 2015.
- ↑ BBC News Eddisbury, accessed 21 May 2015.
- ↑ Eddisbury Guardian, accessed 20 February 2015
- ↑ Parliament.UK, Stephen O'Brien, accessed 20 February 2015
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation search, accessed 20 February 2015
