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'''Stephen Gilbert''' is the Liberal Democrat MP for St Austell and Newquay. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-gilbert/4101 Stephen Gilbert MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 4 March 2015 </ref> In the 2010 election Gilbert was elected in with a majority of 1,312. <ref name= "Politics"> [http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/stephen-gilbert Stephen Gilbert] ''politics.co.uk'', accessed 4 March 2015 </ref>  
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[[File:Stephen Gilbert.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Stephen Gilbert, MP for St Austell and Newquay]]
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'''Stephen Gilbert''' was the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for St Austell and Newquay from 2010 to 2015 and the parliamentary private secretary to [[Ed Davey]], the secretary of state for the UK [[Department of Energy and Climate Change]], from 2012 to 2015. <ref name= "Gilbert"> [http://www.stephengilbert.org.uk/about About] ''Stephen Gilbert MP'', accessed 3 March 2015 </ref>
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<ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-gilbert/4101 Stephen Gilbert MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 4 March 2015 </ref> In the 2010 election Gilbert was elected in with a majority of 1,312. <ref name= "Politics"> [http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/stephen-gilbert Stephen Gilbert] ''politics.co.uk'', accessed 4 March 2015 </ref>  
  
Following the Cabinet reshuffle in September 2012, Gilbert was appointed parliamentary private secretary to [[Ed Davey]] the secretary of state for the [[Department of Energy and Climate Change]]. <ref name= "Gilbert"> [http://www.stephengilbert.org.uk/about About] ''Stephen Gilbert MP'', accessed 3 March 2015 </ref>  
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Gilbert lost his seat in the 2015 general election, after the [[Liberal Democrats]] won only eight seats. He lost to the [[Conservative Party]]'s [[Steve Double]] by 8173 votes.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000961 St Austell and Newquay], accessed 15 May 2015.</ref>
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Gilbert decided to join the [[Liberal Democrats]] in 1992 and in doing so her became Cornwall's youngest ever councillor in 1998 aged just 21. He then went on to work as a researcher for Welsh MP [[Lembit Opik]] and Cornwall's former MEP [[Robin Teverson]]. <ref name= "Gilbert"/>
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Gilbert joined the [[Liberal Democrats]] in 1992 and thus became Cornwall's youngest ever councillor in 1998 aged just 21. He went on to work as a researcher for Welsh MP [[Lembit Opik]] and Cornwall's former MEP [[Robin Teverson]]. <ref name= "Gilbert"/>
  
Between 2000 and 2005 Gilbert is said to have worked in the City of London advising the fund management industry. While in London he also served as a councillor on the London Borough of Haringey until 2005. <ref name= "Gilbert"/>
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Between 2000 and 2005 Gilbert worked in the [[City of London]] advising the fund management industry. While in London he also served as a councillor on the [[London Borough of Haringey]] until 2005. <ref name= "Gilbert"/>
  
 
==Education==
 
==Education==
 
Gilbert studied International Politics at the [[University of Aberystwyth]] in 1995 and then went on to study a Masters' degree at the [[London School of Economics]] in 1999. <ref name= "Politics"/>
 
Gilbert studied International Politics at the [[University of Aberystwyth]] in 1995 and then went on to study a Masters' degree at the [[London School of Economics]] in 1999. <ref name= "Politics"/>
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==Affiliations==
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*[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs]] - Member
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==Contact==
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====Constituency====
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*Address: c/o St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats, 10 South Street, St Austell, PL25 5BH
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*Telephone: 01726 63443
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*Email: steve@stevegilbert.info
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====Web and Social Media====
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*Website: http://www.stephengilbert.org.uk
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*Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_gilbert
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 11:09, 15 October 2015

Stephen Gilbert, MP for St Austell and Newquay

Stephen Gilbert was the Liberal Democrats MP for St Austell and Newquay from 2010 to 2015 and the parliamentary private secretary to Ed Davey, the secretary of state for the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, from 2012 to 2015. [1] [2] In the 2010 election Gilbert was elected in with a majority of 1,312. [3]


Gilbert lost his seat in the 2015 general election, after the Liberal Democrats won only eight seats. He lost to the Conservative Party's Steve Double by 8173 votes.[4]

Background

Gilbert joined the Liberal Democrats in 1992 and thus became Cornwall's youngest ever councillor in 1998 aged just 21. He went on to work as a researcher for Welsh MP Lembit Opik and Cornwall's former MEP Robin Teverson. [1]

Between 2000 and 2005 Gilbert worked in the City of London advising the fund management industry. While in London he also served as a councillor on the London Borough of Haringey until 2005. [1]

Education

Gilbert studied International Politics at the University of Aberystwyth in 1995 and then went on to study a Masters' degree at the London School of Economics in 1999. [3]

Affiliations

Contact

Constituency

  • Address: c/o St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats, 10 South Street, St Austell, PL25 5BH
  • Telephone: 01726 63443
  • Email: steve@stevegilbert.info

Web and Social Media

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 About Stephen Gilbert MP, accessed 3 March 2015
  2. Stephen Gilbert MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 March 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Stephen Gilbert politics.co.uk, accessed 4 March 2015
  4. BBC News St Austell and Newquay, accessed 15 May 2015.