Andy Carter (politician)
Appearance
Andy Carter | |
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![]() Carter in 2019 | |
Member of Parliament for Warrington South | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Faisal Rashid |
Majority | 2,010 (3.2%) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 1 |
Education | Worksop College |
Alma mater | University of Leicester Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Andrew John Carter[1] is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South in the 2019 general election.[2]
Biography
Carter was born in 1974 and was privately educated at Worksop College. He went on to study Economics at the University of Leicester. In 2011 he attended Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.[3]
Carter was Group Managing Director of Manchester-based GMG Radio before the group was taken over by Global Radio in 2014. After leaving radio he worked in a family business and ran a consultancy firm. He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South in March 2019.[4]
Personal life
Carter lives in Lymm with his wife, Aggie, and a son, Harry.[3]
References
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "General election 2019: Conservatives gain two seats in Cheshire". BBC News. BBC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b "About Andy Carter MP". Andy Carter MP. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Former radio MD Andy Carter becomes Warrington South MP". Radio Today. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- UK MPs 2019–
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- GMG Radio
- British radio executives
- People educated at Worksop College
- Alumni of the University of Leicester
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni
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