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| − | [[Greg Hands]] is the UK [[Conservative Party]] MP for Chelsea and Fulham. Hands | + | [[Greg Hands]] is the UK [[Conservative Party]] MP for Chelsea and Fulham. He is also the current treasurer of HM Household, the deputy chief whip for the [[House of Commons]]. <ref name= "Hands"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/greg-hands/35363 Greg Hands], www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2011.</ref> |
| − | Hands was MP for Hammersmith and Fulham from 2005 to 2010, | + | ==Background== |
| + | Hands was MP for Hammersmith and Fulham from 2005 to 2010, but was re-elected as MP for Chelsea and Fulham at the 2010 election.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/greg-hands/35363 Greg Hands], www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2011.</ref> | ||
| − | + | Between 2009 and 2010, Hands served as as shadow treasury minister. Following the Conservative election victory in May 2010, he was appointed parliamentary private secretary to the Chancellor [[George Osborne]].<ref name= "Hands"/> | |
| − | In the reshuffle following the resignation of defence secretary [[Liam Fox]] on 14 October 2011, he became | + | In the reshuffle following the resignation of defence secretary [[Liam Fox]] on 14 October 2011, he became assistant whip in the [[House of Commons]].<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/ministerial-appointments/ Details of Ministerial appointments have been announced.], Number 10.gov.uk, 16 October 2011.</ref> Hands was appointed as treasurer of HM Household (deputy chief whip) in October 2013.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-7-october-2013 Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013], Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.</ref> |
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Hands was educated at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School and at Cambridge University, he then went on to work for a decade in Berlin, the City of London and on Wall Street on trading floors. <ref> [http://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Members_of_Parliament/Hands_Greg.aspx Greg Hands] ''Conservatives.com'', accessed 10 October 2014 </ref> | Hands was educated at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School and at Cambridge University, he then went on to work for a decade in Berlin, the City of London and on Wall Street on trading floors. <ref> [http://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Members_of_Parliament/Hands_Greg.aspx Greg Hands] ''Conservatives.com'', accessed 10 October 2014 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 28 October 2014
Greg Hands is the UK Conservative Party MP for Chelsea and Fulham. He is also the current treasurer of HM Household, the deputy chief whip for the House of Commons. [1]
Background
Hands was MP for Hammersmith and Fulham from 2005 to 2010, but was re-elected as MP for Chelsea and Fulham at the 2010 election.[2]
Between 2009 and 2010, Hands served as as shadow treasury minister. Following the Conservative election victory in May 2010, he was appointed parliamentary private secretary to the Chancellor George Osborne.[1] In the reshuffle following the resignation of defence secretary Liam Fox on 14 October 2011, he became assistant whip in the House of Commons.[3] Hands was appointed as treasurer of HM Household (deputy chief whip) in October 2013.[4]
Hands was educated at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School and at Cambridge University, he then went on to work for a decade in Berlin, the City of London and on Wall Street on trading floors. [5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greg Hands, www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Greg Hands, www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Details of Ministerial appointments have been announced., Number 10.gov.uk, 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Greg Hands Conservatives.com, accessed 10 October 2014
