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| − | [[Patrick McLoughlin]] was appointed | + | [[Patrick McLoughlin]] was appointed UK Transport Secretary in September 2012.<ref name="GuardianReshuffle">Juliette Jowit, Shiv Malik and Haroon Siddique, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/04/new-cabinet?CMP=twt_gu Cabinet reshuffle: who has moved so far?], guardian.co.uk, 4 September 2012.</ref> He is the Conservative MP for Derbyshire Dales. <ref name= "Gov"> [https://www.gov.uk/government/people/patrick-mcloughlin The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP] GOV.UK, accessed 1 October 2014 </ref> |
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| − | Prior to becoming an MP, Patrick sat on Staffordshire County Council from 1981 to 1987 and Cannock Chase District Council between 1980 and 1987. He has | + | Prior to becoming an MP, Patrick sat on [[Staffordshire County Council]] from 1981 to 1987 and [[Cannock Chase District Council]] between 1980 and 1987. He has held various positions in government, including parliamentary under-secretary of state at the [[Department of Trade and Industry]] and government whip. In opposition, he served as Chief Whip from 2005 to 2010. He was the Government chief whip in the [[House of Commons]] in the Coalition cabinet appointed in 2010. |
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| + | McLoughlin was appointed to the [[Privy Council]] in 2005. <ref name= "Gov"/> <ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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==Special Advisers== | ==Special Advisers== | ||
| − | *[[Ben Mascall]] - September 2012 | + | *[[Ben Mascall]] - from September 2012 |
| − | *[[Julian Glover]] - March 2013 | + | *[[Julian Glover]] - from March 2013 |
| − | *[[Simon Burton]] - May 2014 | + | *[[Simon Burton]] - from May 2014 |
==Dinner with lobbyists== | ==Dinner with lobbyists== | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 14 October 2014
Patrick McLoughlin was appointed UK Transport Secretary in September 2012.[1] He is the Conservative MP for Derbyshire Dales. [2]
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Prior to becoming an MP, Patrick sat on Staffordshire County Council from 1981 to 1987 and Cannock Chase District Council between 1980 and 1987. He has held various positions in government, including parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Trade and Industry and government whip. In opposition, he served as Chief Whip from 2005 to 2010. He was the Government chief whip in the House of Commons in the Coalition cabinet appointed in 2010.
McLoughlin was appointed to the Privy Council in 2005. [2] [3]
Education
McLoughlin studied at Staffordshire College of Agriculture.
Special Advisers
- Ben Mascall - from September 2012
- Julian Glover - from March 2013
- Simon Burton - from May 2014
Dinner with lobbyists
Details of the attendees and seating plans of the Conservative's 2013 summer ball, an event where tickets cost up to £12,000 each and allows attendees to sit at the table with ministers, were leaked by the Guardian. It revealed McLoughlin sat with 'shipping to aviation magnante' Constantine Logothetis and Laurent Cadji, owner of Union Maritime.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Juliette Jowit, Shiv Malik and Haroon Siddique, Cabinet reshuffle: who has moved so far?, guardian.co.uk, 4 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP GOV.UK, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
- ↑ Robert Booth, Nick Mathiason, Luke Harding and Melanie Newman Tory summer party drew super-rich supporters with total wealth of £11bn The Guardian, 3 July 2014, accessed 14 October 2014
