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==Personal Life== |
==Personal Life== |
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Grevans was born in [[Poynton, Cheshire]] and currently lives with his wife and three children in [[Macclesfield]]. He spent some time stacking supermarket shelves before attending the University of Manchester's Business School as a mature student. He has held a number of senior board positions with blue chip companies including BAe Systems and Hewlett Packard within the graphics and manufacturing sector primarily in sales and marketing. He lists football, cricket, rugby and fell running amongst his pastimes, and has an interest in British social, economic, political and military history. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8358659/Graham-Evans-profile-the-air-guitar-MP.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Andy | last=Bloxham | title=Graham Evans profile: the air guitar MP | date=3 March 2011}}</ref> |
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=="Air Guitar" Moment== |
=="Air Guitar" Moment== |
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Revision as of 17:05, 2 May 2011
Graham Evans | |
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| Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Hall |
| Majority | 991 (2.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1963 [1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Cheryl Evans[2] |
Graham Thomas Evans[3] (born 10 November 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Weaver Vale in Cheshire since the 2010 general election.
Political Career
At the 2005 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Worsley constituency.[4]
He was a councillor on Macclesfield Borough Council until the council's abolition in 2009.[5]
Personal Life
Grevans was born in Poynton, Cheshire and currently lives with his wife and three children in Macclesfield. He spent some time stacking supermarket shelves before attending the University of Manchester's Business School as a mature student. He has held a number of senior board positions with blue chip companies including BAe Systems and Hewlett Packard within the graphics and manufacturing sector primarily in sales and marketing. He lists football, cricket, rugby and fell running amongst his pastimes, and has an interest in British social, economic, political and military history. [6]
"Air Guitar" Moment
Mr Evans made the news in March 2011, when he was caught on camera practising guitar chords in the House of Commons chamber, seated immediately behind Defence Secretary Liam Fox, whilst Mr Fox was giving a ministerial statement on military personnel cuts. [7]
References
- ^ "Graham Evans MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 07 November 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110124/part2.htm
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
- ^ "Graham Evans, Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale". Conservative Party website. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "Introduction to Graham Evans Political biography". Cllr Graham Evans website. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ Bloxham, Andy (3 March 2011). "Graham Evans profile: the air guitar MP". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "MP caught on camera playing air guitar during troop sacking debate". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 March 2011.
External links
- Graham Evans MP Conservative Party profile
- Weaver Vale Conservatives
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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