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| − | [[Stephen Hammond]] has been the Conservative MP for Wimbledon since the 2005 election.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-hammond/31703 Stephen Hammond], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> | + | [[Stephen Hammond]] has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Wimbledon since the 2005 election.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-hammond/31703 Stephen Hammond], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> |
| − | Hammond was | + | Hammond was parliamentary private secretary to [[Eric Pickles]] as secretary of state for communities and local government 2010-12. Since 2012, he has been parliamentary under-secretary of state at the [[Department for Transport]].<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-hammond/31703 Stephen Hammond], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> |
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| + | In the 2015 general election, Hammond retained his seat with a majority of 21,619. <ref> [http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/12938793.ELECTION_2015_Conservative_s_Stephen_Hammond_re_elected_as_Wimbledon_MP/ ELECTION 2015: Conservative's Stephen Hammond re-elected as Wimbledon MP] ''Wimbledon Guardian'', 8 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Stephen Hammond has been the Conservative Party MP for Wimbledon since the 2005 election.[1]
Hammond was parliamentary private secretary to Eric Pickles as secretary of state for communities and local government 2010-12. Since 2012, he has been parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Transport.[1]
In the 2015 general election, Hammond retained his seat with a majority of 21,619. [2]
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Months after leaving his role in the Department for Transport in the 2014 reshuffle, Hammond began working as an adviser for Inmarsat earning £800-an-hour. During his time in the Department for Transport, Hammond attended many official events alongside Inmarsat bosses and declared himself 'hugely impressed' by the company.[3] [4]
External resources
- Holly Watt, Claire Newell and Ben Bryant, Stephen Hammond: Conservative minister's offshore deal cuts tax bill, Telegraph, 1 November 2013.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Hammond, www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 November 2012.
- ↑ ELECTION 2015: Conservative's Stephen Hammond re-elected as Wimbledon MP Wimbledon Guardian, 8 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
- ↑ Jack Blanchard Tory MP's £800-an-hour second job: Stephen Hammond joins firm he praised as transport minister Mirror, 22 March 2015, accessed 23 March 2015
- ↑ Claire Phipps Reshuffle at a glance: who's in and who's out Guardian, 15 July 2014, accessed 23 March 2015
