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Sir Paul Beresford
MP
Sir Paul Beresford MP
Member of Parliament ; for Mole Valley
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Kenneth Baker
Majority	15,653 (28.8%)
Member of Parliament ; for Croydon Central
	In office; 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by	John Moore
Succeeded by	Geraint Davies
Personal details
Born	6 April 1946 (age 78); Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Julie Haynes

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Sir Alexander Paul Beresford (born 6 April 1946) is a British Conservative Party politician, practising dentist^[1] and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mole Valley. He sits on four Parliamentary committees.^[2]

Early life

Paul Beresford was born in 1946 in Levin, New Zealand, and was educated in Richmond Primary School, Waimea College in Richmond; and the University of Otago in Dunedin, and is a practising dentist.

He was elected as a Councillor to Wandsworth Borough Council in 1978 and was its Leader between 1983 and 1992, through much of the Thatcher Government, and pioneered the practice of hiring contractors to do jobs that council workers had previously done. In 1990 he was knighted for services to inner city rehabilitation.

Parliamentary career

Beresford was selected to fight the safe Conservative seat of Croydon Central following the retirement of former Cabinet minister John Moore. Beresford was elected at the 1992 General Election and made his maiden speech on 30 June 1992.

He entered the Major Government in 1994 as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment and remained until the Government was defeated in 1997. When the number of seats in Croydon was reduced from four to three before the 1997 General Election, he failed to be selected for the newly-drawn Croydon Central and instead fought Mole Valley in Surrey, where he was elected in 1997. Croydon Central fell to Labour.

Prior to the 2010 General Election Beresford was a member of the Communities & Local Government Select Committee.

Beresford was one of 296 MPs who voted against an investigation into hunger and increased foodbank use in the UK in December 2013^[3].

Personal life

Beresford has a son from his previous marriage who lives in New Zealand. Beresford is currently married to Julie (née Haynes) and they have three sons and one daughter.

References

^ Prince, Rosa (21 May 2009). "MPs' expenses: Sir Paul Beresford doubled as dentist and used waiting area as 'sitting room'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Sir Paul Beresford on his 20 years in Parliament Leatherhead Advertiser, 21 February 2012
^ http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/12/19/the-296-mps-who-voted-against-investigating-food-banks-use-and-uk-hunger-the-list/

External links

Sir Paul Beresford Conservative Party
Mole Valley Conservatives
Your representatives - Paul Beresford BBC Democracy Live

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

News items

MP fears 'truckloads of waste' BBC News, 7 December 2006 - Concern over an incinerator in Surrey

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Moore	Member of Parliament for Croydon Central 1992–1997	Succeeded by Geraint Davies

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[1] Prince, Rosa (21 May 2009). "MPs' expenses: Sir Paul Beresford doubled as dentist and used waiting area as 'sitting room'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[2] Sir Paul Beresford on his 20 years in Parliament Leatherhead Advertiser, 21 February 2012

[3] ttp://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/12/19/the-296-mps-who-voted-against-investigating-food-banks-use-and-uk-hunger-the-list/

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 Prior to the [[United Kingdom General Election, 2010|2010 General Election]] Beresford was a member of the [[Communities and Local Government Committee|Communities & Local Government]] [[Select Committee (Westminster System)|Select Committee]].
+Beresford was one of 296 MPs who voted against an investigation into hunger and increased foodbank use in the UK in December 2013<ref>http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/12/19/the-296-mps-who-voted-against-investigating-food-banks-use-and-uk-hunger-the-list/</ref>.
 ==Personal life==