Don Foster

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Don Foster

Don Foster was the Liberal Democrats member of Parliament (MP) for Bath from 1992 to 2015.

In January 2014 Foster announced he would be standing down as an MP at the 2015 general election.[1] He was replaced by Steve Bradley who lost the seat to the Conservative Party's Ben Howlett by 3,833 votes.[2]

He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) in 2012.[3] He was appointed Lib Dem Chief Whip and Deputy Government Chief Whip in October 2013.[4]

Notes

  1. BBC News Liberal Democrat MP for Bath Don Foster to stand down, 9 January 2014, accessed 14 May 2015.
  2. BBC News Bath, accessed 14 May 2015.
  3. Don Foster, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
  4. Michael Moore axed as Scottish secretary as reshuffle begins, BBC News, 7 October 2013.