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In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary ([[Department for Transport]])<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref> a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. <ref> [http://road.cc/content/news/151470-robert-goodwill-reappointed-minister-cycling Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling] ''road.cc'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
 
In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary ([[Department for Transport]])<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref> a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. <ref> [http://road.cc/content/news/151470-robert-goodwill-reappointed-minister-cycling Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling] ''road.cc'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
  
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Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term in 2015 with a majority of 6,200. <ref> [http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/indepth/elections2015/general_election/12947995.Robert_Goodwill_secures_third_term/ Robert Goodwill secures third term] ''Gazette & Herald'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
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Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term in 2015 with a majority of 6,200. <ref> [http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/indepth/elections2015/general_election/12947995.Robert_Goodwill_secures_third_term/ Robert Goodwill secures third term] ''Gazette & Herald'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>
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He was appointed Minister of State for the [[Department of Transport]] in December 2015. <ref>[https://www.politicshome.com/party-politics/articles/opinion/dods-monitoring/new-appointments-week-uk-politics-civil-service-an-6 Dods Monitoring, New Appointments]''www.politicshome.com'', accessed 21 December 2015</ref>
  
 
==Outside interests==
 
==Outside interests==

Revision as of 11:54, 21 December 2015

Robert Goodwill

Robert Goodwill is a member of parliament (MP) for the UK Conservative Party[1] who has represented the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby since 2005. He has been a junior minister at the Department for Transport since 2013.

Parliamentary career

Goodwill was elected to parliament in the May 2005 general election with a majority of 1,245 votes.

He was appointed shadow minister for transport on 6 July 2007.[2]

When the Conservatives entered government in 2010, Goodwill was apppointed assistant whip, and was promoted to whip in 2012.

In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary (Department for Transport)[3] a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. [4]

Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term in 2015 with a majority of 6,200. [5]

He was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Transport in December 2015. [6]

Outside interests

Robert Goodwill is a managing director and has controlling interest in Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd. The company operates a green/woodland cemetery on land which was previously part of Southwood Farm, Terrington, in North Yorkshire.[7]

Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill family have lived since before 1850.[8]

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):[9]


Contact details

  • Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA[21]
  • Office email: goodwillr@parliament.uk[22]
  • Constituency Address: 21 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2ED[23]
  • Telephone: 01723 365656[24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Conservatives,Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010
  2. ↑ They Work For You, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
  3. ↑ Mr Robert Goodwill, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling road.cc, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  5. ↑ Robert Goodwill secures third term Gazette & Herald, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  6. ↑ Dods Monitoring, New Appointmentswww.politicshome.com, accessed 21 December 2015
  7. ↑ Register of Members Interests, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
  8. ↑ Mowthorpe Garden of Rest Home,Mowthorpe website accessed 22 March 2010
  9. ↑ Register of All-Party Groups,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  10. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  11. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Earth Sciences, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  12. ↑ [ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi285.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  13. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  14. ↑ [ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi343.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  15. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group, Register of All-Party Groups(As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  16. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  17. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  18. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Print Group,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  19. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  20. ↑ Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group), Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  21. ↑ find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
  22. ↑ find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
  23. ↑ Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010
  24. ↑ Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010

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