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 | 21 July 1978 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Academic, Scientist |
Julian Leon Huppert[1] (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Cambridge since 2010.[2] He succeeded the previously elected David Howarth, who stood down after one term.[3]
Early life and academia
The son of two academics (his father is the Australian-born geophysicist Herbert Huppert), 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 elected a Junior Research Fellow of Trinity in 2004, and became a fellow of Clare College in 2009 (the College at which the previous Liberal Democrat MP for the city, David Howarth, was a member). He worked as a research scientist studying the structures of DNA as well as supervising students.[4]
Councillor
During his eight years serving as a County Councillor for Cambridge's East Chesterton area,[5] 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.[6]
Member of Parliament
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".[7] Huppert is a vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group.[8]
References
- ^ London Gazette (2010-05-13): List of members returned to serve in Parliament at the general election 2010
- ^ "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.
- ^ University of Cambridge: Dr Julian Huppert: Research Councils UK Academic Fellow in Computational Biology: Biophysics and Bioinformatics of Nucleic Acids
- ^ "Cambridgeshire County Council Elections". Cix. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ Liberty: Members of the National Council
- ^ "Redwood: Minority government 'easier' for Tories". BBC Today Programme. 04.30/05.00 onwards.
- ^ "All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group". British Humanist Association. Retrieved 3rd August 2010.
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External links
- Julian Huppert MP official constituency website
- Julian Huppert MP Liberal Democrats profile
- Cambridge Liberal Democrats
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou