Difference between revisions of "Tessa Munt"
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| − | [[Tessa Munt]] has been the UK [[Liberal | + | [[Tessa Munt]] has been the UK [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for Wells since 2010,<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/tessa-munt/4089 Tessa Munt], UK Parliament, accessed 10 September 2013.</ref> winning the seat from Conservative MP [[David Heathcoat-Amory]] with a majority of 800 votes. <ref> "Liberal Democrats beat Heathcoat-Amory in Wells seat". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Accessed 29 Jan 2015 </ref> |
| − | + | Munt was appointed parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the UK business secretary [[Vince Cable]] in the new Coalition government. | |
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| + | However she resigned in January 2015 after she voted for a Commons amendment voted for a Commons amendment calling for a moratorium on fracking in the UK, which was not supported by the government. | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 02:10, 29 January 2015
Tessa Munt has been the UK Liberal Democrats MP for Wells since 2010,[1] winning the seat from Conservative MP David Heathcoat-Amory with a majority of 800 votes. [2]
Munt was appointed parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the UK business secretary Vince Cable in the new Coalition government.
However she resigned in January 2015 after she voted for a Commons amendment voted for a Commons amendment calling for a moratorium on fracking in the UK, which was not supported by the government.
Affiliations
- Vice chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas, set up 2013
- Member of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Notes
- ↑ Tessa Munt, UK Parliament, accessed 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Liberal Democrats beat Heathcoat-Amory in Wells seat". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Accessed 29 Jan 2015
