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Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert (born 7 April 1963), known as '''Nick Herbert''', is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs. In May 2010 he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Home Office]] and the [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/13/full-list-of-new-cabinet-ministers Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments], guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.</ref> He left the Government in September 2012.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19472688 Cabinet reshuffle: Lansley replaced by Hunt in health job], BBC News, 4 September 2012.</ref> | Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert (born 7 April 1963), known as '''Nick Herbert''', is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs. In May 2010 he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Home Office]] and the [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/13/full-list-of-new-cabinet-ministers Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments], guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.</ref> He left the Government in September 2012.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19472688 Cabinet reshuffle: Lansley replaced by Hunt in health job], BBC News, 4 September 2012.</ref> | ||
| + | ==Background== | ||
Herbert went to Haileybury boarding schools in Hertfordshire. He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1985 with a BA in law and land economy. From 1990 he worked at the [[British Field Sports Society]] where he was director 1992-96. <ref>Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, June 2007</ref> At the Society he played a leading role in setting up the Countryside Movement, which became the [[Countryside Alliance]]. <ref>[http://www.nickherbert.com/ Nick Herbert MP] official site</ref> In 1997 he stood as Conservative candidate in Berwick-upon-Tweed but was not elected.<ref>House of Commons Biographies (Dods, November 2007)</ref> | Herbert went to Haileybury boarding schools in Hertfordshire. He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1985 with a BA in law and land economy. From 1990 he worked at the [[British Field Sports Society]] where he was director 1992-96. <ref>Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, June 2007</ref> At the Society he played a leading role in setting up the Countryside Movement, which became the [[Countryside Alliance]]. <ref>[http://www.nickherbert.com/ Nick Herbert MP] official site</ref> In 1997 he stood as Conservative candidate in Berwick-upon-Tweed but was not elected.<ref>House of Commons Biographies (Dods, November 2007)</ref> | ||
| − | Between 1998 and 2000 he was | + | Between 1998 and 2000 he was chief executive of [[Business for Sterling]] where he founded the No Campaign. In 2001 he worked on [[David Davis]]’s leadership bid with [[Andrew Haldenby]] with whom he set up the neo-liberal think-tank [[Reform]] in 2002.<ref>Tom Baldwin, ‘Davis team plan fuels fears over factions’, The Times, 27 October 2001</ref> |
==Sponsorships== | ==Sponsorships== | ||
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Revision as of 23:30, 19 October 2014
Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert (born 7 April 1963), known as Nick Herbert, is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs. In May 2010 he was appointed a Minister of State at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice.[1] He left the Government in September 2012.[2]
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Background
Herbert went to Haileybury boarding schools in Hertfordshire. He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1985 with a BA in law and land economy. From 1990 he worked at the British Field Sports Society where he was director 1992-96. [3] At the Society he played a leading role in setting up the Countryside Movement, which became the Countryside Alliance. [4] In 1997 he stood as Conservative candidate in Berwick-upon-Tweed but was not elected.[5]
Between 1998 and 2000 he was chief executive of Business for Sterling where he founded the No Campaign. In 2001 he worked on David Davis’s leadership bid with Andrew Haldenby with whom he set up the neo-liberal think-tank Reform in 2002.[6]
Sponsorships
- Sir Michael Bishop - in March 2010 gave Herbert £25,000 towards 'financial support towards my office costs'.
- Name of donor: Michael D Bishop
- Address of donor: private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000
- Date of receipt: 11 March 2010 Date of acceptance: 12 March 2010
- Donor status: individual (Registered 16 March 2010)
Contact
- Email: nick@nickherbert.com
References
- ↑ Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments, guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.
- ↑ Cabinet reshuffle: Lansley replaced by Hunt in health job, BBC News, 4 September 2012.
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, June 2007
- ↑ Nick Herbert MP official site
- ↑ House of Commons Biographies (Dods, November 2007)
- ↑ Tom Baldwin, ‘Davis team plan fuels fears over factions’, The Times, 27 October 2001
