James Arbuthnot
James Arbuthnot is the Conservative MP for North East Hampshire.[1]
Arbuthnot served as a councillor for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from 1978 to 1987.[1]
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Parliamentary career
Arbuthnot served as MP for Wanstead and Woodford from 1987 to 1997 and for North East Hampshire from 1997. He was re-elected MP for North East Hampshire on a revised boundary in the 6 May 2010 general election.[1]
Arbuthnot served as PPS to: Archie Hamilton as Minister of State for the Armed Forces 1988-90, Peter Lilley as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1990-92; Assistant Government Whip 1992-94; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 1994-95; Minister of State for Procurement, Ministry of Defence 1995-97; Member, Shadow Cabinet 1997-2001: Opposition Chief Whip 1997-2001; Member, Intelligence and Security Committee 2001-05; Shadow Secretary of State for Trade 2003-05; Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry 2005.[1]
He has been chair of the Defence Select Committee since 2005.[1]
Affiliations
- Conservative Friends of Israel - chairman[2]
Connections
- John Arbuthnot, Conservative MP for Dover 1950-64 - James Arbuthnot's father.[3]
Contact
Parliamentary
- Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
- Telephone: 020 7219 4649
- Fax: 020 7219 3910
- Email: james.arbuthnot.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
- Address: North East Hampshire Conservative Association, The Mount, Bounty Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DD
- Telephone: 01256 322207
- Email: office@nehc.org.uk
Web & Social media
- Website: http://www.jamesarbuthnot.com
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rt Hon James Arbuthnot, parliament.uk, accesed 14 October 2010.
- ↑ About CFI, Conservative Friends of Israel, accessed 14 October 2012.
- ↑ Sarah Priddy, PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note, 13 September 2013.
