Julian Huppert
Julian Huppert | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cambridge | |
| Assumed office May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | David Howarth |
| Majority | 6,792 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Academic, Scientist |
Julian Huppert (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Cambridge since 2010.[1] He succeeded the previously elected David Howarth, who stood down after one term.[2]
The son of two academics, Huppert has lived in Cambridge since he was a small child. Having attended The Perse School in the city, Huppert went on to study at Cambridge University, completing a BA (2000) and then a PhD (2005) in Biological Chemistry at Trinity College. He was then elected a Junior Research Fellow of Trinity in 2004, and became a fellow of Clare College in 2009. He worked as a research scientist studying the structures of DNA.[3] In his spare time, Huppert is an Ambulance Technician.[citation needed]
During his eight years serving as a County Councillor for Cambridge's East Chesterton area,[4] Huppert helped open Brown's Field Community Centre, chaired the Cambridge Traffic Management Committee and served on the Regional Assembly. His interests in internationalism, the UN and human rights have led him to his current position on the National Council of Liberty, formerly the National Council for Civil Liberties.[5]
Soon after his election as MP, in an interview with the BBC's Today, Huppert stated, regarding negotiations with the Conservative party on possible deals to form a coalition, that whilst he found it "very hard to see how a deal could leave out electoral reform [...] if we got all the rest of our manifesto I'd probably live with that".[6]
References
- ^ "Election candidates to clash at public debate". Cambridge News. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "Lib Dems pick new city candidate". BBC News. 17 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.bss.phy.cam.ac.uk/~jlh29/
- ^ "Cambridgeshire County Council Elections". Cix. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/about/2-people/21-council/council-members-2009-2010.pdf
- ^ "Redwood: Minority government 'easier' for Tories". BBC Today Programme. 04.30/05.00 onwards.