Adam Afriyie

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Adam Afriyie MP
Shadow Minister of State for Science and Innovation
In office
16 July 2007 – 11 May 2010
Leader David Cameron
Member of Parliament
for Windsor
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded by Michael Trend
Majority 19,054 (38.4%) [1]
Personal details
Born 4 August 1965 (1965-08-04) (age 46)
Wimbledon, London
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Imperial College London
Profession Politician
Website www.adamafriyie.org

Adam Afriyie (born 4 August 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Windsor. He was first elected at the 2005 general election and re-elected at the 2010 election.

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[edit] Early life

Afriyie was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of an English mother and a father from Ghana. He is the first black Conservative MP. He was educated at Addey and Stanhope School and has a degree in agricultural economics from Wye College (then part of the University of London) which in 2000 became part of Imperial College. He made his maiden speech on 20 May 2005.[2]

Afriyie was founding director of Connect Support Services, an IT services company pioneering fixed-price support. He was also Chairman of DeHavilland - Political Intelligence & Parliamentary Monitoring, a news and information services company, and was a regional finalist in the 2003 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year awards. He was a Governor of the Museum of London, a trustee of the Museum in Docklands and a director of Policy Exchange, a centre-right policy body.

[edit] Member of Parliament

A member of the Conservative Party since 1990, Afriyie was selected as Parliamentary candidate for the traditionally Conservative constituency of Windsor in October 2003. He was elected at the 2005 election with an increased share of the vote (49.5%) and a swing to the Conservatives of 1.2%.

In Parliament, he was a member of the Science and Technology select committee from 2005 until its abolition in July 2007, and has since been a member of the Children, Schools and Families select committee.

Afriye was appointed Conservative Shadow Minister for Innovation, Universities and Skills in July 2007.[3]

Afriyie does not claim either a second home allowance or any travel expenses for his duties as an MP.[4]

In April 2010 Afriyie voted for the Digital Economy Bill.

In the 2010 election, Afriyie was re-elected with an increased share of the vote (60.8%) and a swing to the Conservatives of 11.4%.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Adam Afriyie MP, Windsor". TheyWorkForYou.com. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/adam_afriyie/windsor. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
  2. ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (2005-05-23). "Hansard - 20/05/2005". Publications.parliament.uk. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo050523/debtext/50523-18.htm#50523-18_spnew2. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
  3. ^ Conservative Party - Adam Afriyie MP profile[dead link]
  4. ^ "UK | UK Politics | Which MPs didn't claim expenses?". BBC News. 2009-05-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8048215.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Michael Trend		 Member of Parliament for Windsor
2005–present		 Incumbent
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