Mel Stride
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| Mel Stride MP |
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| Member of Parliament for Central Devon |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 9,230 (17.1%) |
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| Born | 30 September 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Website | www.melstridemp.com |
Melvyn John 'Mel' Stride[1] (30 September 1961)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Devon at the 2010 general election. On 28 October 2011, Stride was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes.[3]`
Stride was selected as prospective Conservative candidate for Central Devon in June 2006 after his name was added to David Cameron's Conservative A-List in 2006.[4] He was the first A-Lister to be selected.[5]
He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and then Oxford University where he was elected President of the Oxford Union.
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
- ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251672/
- ^ "Mel Stride has become the first Central Devon MP". North Devon Journal. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Rosemary Bennett, The A-list in The Times dated June 12, 2006, at timesonline.co.uk
- ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/the-18-of-the-original-100-alisters-selected-for-conservative-seats-.html
External links [edit]
- Official site
- Mel Stride MP Conservative Party profile
- Central Devon Conservatives
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Official channel at YouTube
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Central Devon 2010–present |
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