Members RESEARCH PAPER 10/33 28 April 2010

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1 Members April 2010 This Research Paper provides a complete list of all Members who have served in the House of Commons since the general election of 1979 to the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April The Paper also provides basic biographical and parliamentary data. The Library and House of Commons Information Office are frequently asked for such information and this Paper is based on the data we collate from published sources to assist us in responding. This Paper replaces an earlier version, Research Paper 09/31. Oonagh Gay Richard Cracknell Jeremy Hardacre Jean Fessey

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3 Contents Summary 1 1 Introduction Scope of the data in Part 2 2 Other relevant material MPs since 1979 statistical summary 3 Age 3 Gender 4 Occupation 4 Ethnicity 5 Education 6 Parliamentary Experience Data in Part A-Z of Members since Stenton and Lees Addenda Volume III (those who ceased to be Members in July 1945 or before, whose death had not occurred or been traced in 1979) Volume IV (those who ceased to be Members July ) 195 Tables Table 1. Ages of Members of Parliament elected at General Elections 3 Table 2. Ages of MPs elected at 2005 General Election by party 4 Table 3. Male and Female MPs 1979 to Table 4. Women MPs by Party 1979 to Table 5. MPs Occupations 1979 to Table 6. Occupation of MPs elected at the 2005 General Election 5 Table 7. Ethnicity of MPs elected at General Elections 1987 to Table 8. Education of MPs elected in General Elections 1979 to 2005 (3 main parties) 6 Table 9. MPs elected at 2005 General Election by date first elected and party 7 Table 10. MPs first elected at General Elections 1979 to Table 11. Stenton and Lees Addenda Volume III 191

4 Table 12. Stenton and Lees Addenda Volume IV 195

5 Summary This Research Paper provides a complete list of all Members who have served in the House of Commons since the general election of 1979 until the dissolution of the 2005 Parliament on 12 April It provides basic biographical and parliamentary information for each Member. The Library and the House of Commons are frequently asked for such information and this paper is based on the data we collate from published sources to assist us in responding. An earlier edition of this Paper was produced on 20 April 2009 as Research Paper 09/31. This Paper updates, corrects and replaces the earlier version. It also gives new information on the date of the maiden speech for each Member and details of Commons committees chaired since A statistical summary draws together some salient characteristics of Members in the Parliament from 1979 to This Paper attempts to provide accurate data, but the Library would be very grateful to receive comments and corrections so that these can be corrected on the online version and in any future edition. These should be sent to PAPERS@parliament.uk or Ms Oonagh Gay, 1 Derby Gate, London SW1A 2DG. Information about MPs who entered the Commons before 1979 is available in four volumes from Michael Stenton and Stephen Lee s Who s Who of British Members of Parliament (1981), which was compiled from the biographical records of Members given in successive issues of Dod s Parliamentary Companion. These volumes covered the years 1832 to The Library and Stephen Lees have systematically updated the entries for these volumes, so that the dates at which pre-1979 Members died are recorded. These updates form the second part of this Research Paper. The work has also enabled us to produce a list of all living former Members as of January 2010, available as a Parliamentary Information List. 1

6 1 Introduction This Paper provides a complete list of all Members who have served in the House of Commons since the general election of 1979 until 12 April 2010, the date of the dissolution of the 2005 Parliament. It updates and corrects Research Paper 09/31 published on 20 April 2009, which presented similar data for the period up to 31 March Scope of the data in Part 2 Members with any service since 1979 are included, with a cut-off date of 12 April 2010.The information published covers the following categories: Personal details (full name, gender, date of birth and death, honours awarded, peerage) Constituency representation (names of constituencies represented and dates) Other UK Parliament electoral history (elections contested but lost) Representation in other legislatures (UK devolved legislatures and European Parliament) Party allegiance (only covering the time in the UK Parliament or other legislatures) Ministerial posts (including whips, but not Parliamentary Private Secretaries) All Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet posts held, and, from 2005, all LD and Con opposition posts held Selected other posts (including Parliamentary and devolved legislature offices and party leadership) Chairs of Commons select committees and nominated House committees held since the General Election 2005 Dates of maiden speeches The details given are taken from official records, such as the swearing-in lists in the House of Commons Journal, and from records compiled by the Library. Generally the details are not sourced from the information supplied (by Members themselves) to Dods and reproduced in Who s Who of British MPs, although such sources were used to check for errors. External sources used to cross check information include: Dod s Parliamentary Companion, Who s Who, the Keele University General Elections since 1832 website 1 and the Britain Votes series (Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher (previously FWS Craig)). Ministerial posts were checked with Nuffield College s Whitehall Programme database. 2 We are also grateful to Professor Michael Rush of the University of Exeter who provided access to his database of backgrounds and career patterns of Members since The following categories of information are not included: Select committee membership. The addition of this data is an on-going project. Information about select committee membership for individual Members is available from the House of Commons Information Office. Personal information, such as marriages and offspring. This can be obtained from a variety of sources, including Who s Who/Who Was Who, Dod s Parliamentary Companion, and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The Whitehall Programme was an ESRC programme of research into ministers and the senior civil service. See: 2

7 Other relevant material The dates of maiden speeches are available in two Parliamentary Information Lists that can be accessed via the internet: Maiden Speeches 1979 onward Maiden Speeches In addition, a Parliamentary Information List Living Former Members lists living former Members as at 21 January MPs since 1979 statistical summary In the 7 General Elections and 128 by-elections since 1979 to April 2010, 1,608 individuals have been elected as Members of Parliament. 655 were first elected as Conservative MPs, 724 Labour and 125 Liberal Democrat 3 ; 1,402 MPs since 1979 were men and 206 (13%) were women. Of the 206 women MPs, 139 were first elected as Labour MPs, 37 Conservative and 19 Liberal Democrat 4. Of the 1,608 MPs since 1979, 211 first entered Parliament as by-election winners and 1,397 were at general elections. Age The average age of MPs has been remarkably consistent since 1979, at around 50 years. Since 1997, the average age of MPs elected has risen, from 49.3 years in 1997 to 51.2 years in In % (363) of those elected were aged over 50, compared with 48% (319) in 1992, and 47% (302) in The 14 MPs aged over 70 elected in 2005 was higher than at any previous election since 1979, when it had also been 14. Table 1 Ages of Members of Parliament elected at General Elections Election year Average Age at election date Total At the 2005 General Election, Labour MPs were older, on average, than those from the other major parties. 90% of Labour MPs were aged over 40 at the time of the 2005 General Election; compared to 83% of Conservative and 69% of Liberal Democrat. 3 Including Liberal & SDP 4 Including Liberal & SDP 3

8 Table 2 Age of MPs elected at 2005 General Election by party Average age Number (years) Under Lab % 71% 19% Con % 65% 18% LD % 60% 10% Other % 77% 10% All % 68% 18% Gender In 1979 there were 19 women MPs, 3% of all MPs. The number of women MPs rose slowly over the next three parliaments to 60 in The 1997 Labour landslide was accompanied by a doubling of the number of women MPs to 120. It fell back to 118 after the 2001 election but rose to 128 after the 2005 General Election. With 1 in 5 of MPs women, the 2005 MP intake had the highest number and proportion which were female. Three women MPs died, one resigned and one was newly-elected at a by-election during the Parliament, so that at its close in April 2010 there were 125 women MPs, 19.4% of the total. Table 3 Male and Female MPs 1979 to 2005 Election Male Female Total Female % of all % % % % % % % As Table 3 shows, the majority of female MPs are Labour MPs and this has especially been the case since Table 4 Women MPs by Party Number Percentage of party total Lab Con LibDem Other Lab Con LibDem Other % 2% 0% 0% % 3% 0% 0% % 5% 5% 8% % 6% 10% 4% % 8% 7% 10% % 8% 10% 14% % 9% 16% 10% Occupation The Nuffield election studies provide analyses of occupations of candidates and MPs elected at each election. These data are restricted to the three main parties but give a reasonably consistent guide to the occupational background of MPs over the period. The following table summarises the proportions in the main groups: 4

9 Table 5 MPs' Occupations 1979 to 2005 % of all from main parties (Conservative/Labour/Liberal Democrat) Number Percent Professions % 44.2% 41.7% 41.1% 43.2% 42.9% 39.3% Barrister % 11.0% 9.1% 8.5% 5.7% 5.2% 5.5% Solicitor % 5.6% 4.9% 4.8% 4.5% 5.6% 6.2% Doctor % 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.4% 1.3% 1.0% Civil service/local govt % 4.3% 3.5% 4.1% 5.9% 5.6% 4.6% Teachers: University/college % 5.1% 5.7% 7.2% 9.7% 8.4% 7.2% Teacher: school % 6.8% 7.6% 9.1% 10.3% 10.2% 7.6% Business % 25.8% 25.6% 24.2% 18.0% 17.0% 19.2% Miscellaneou s % 18.3% 21.1% 24.6% 29.9% 31.7% 35.3% White Collar % 3.3% 4.3% 7.3% 11.4% 12.1% 12.7% Politician/Pol organiser % 3.2% 5.4% 7.3% 9.5% 10.5% 14.1% Publisher/Journalist % 7.2% 6.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.9% 7.0% Farmer % 3.3% 3.0% 1.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% Manual Workers % 11.8% 11.6% 10.0% 8.9% 8.4% 6.2% Miner % 3.2% 2.7% 2.1% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% Total % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: Butler et al The British General Election of 2005 and earlier editions The proportion with professional backgrounds has declined from around 45% in 1979 to below 40% in Within this category the proportion of former barristers has halved while the proportion of former solicitors and teachers from universities/colleges has risen. MPs with a background in business tend to be Conservative and the decline in the number from business was reversed in As the professions have declined they have been replaced by MPs from other non-manual occupations and notable is the growth in the number of MPs who come to Westminster already with a political background. In 1979, 3% of MPs from the main parties were previously politicians/political organisers, in % were. Table 6 Occupation of MPs elected at the 2005 General Election Number Percentage Lab Con LibDem Lab Con LibDem Professions % 38% 40% Barrister % 11% 3% Solicitor % 9% 3% Doctor % 2% 3% Civil service/local govt % 2% 5% Teachers: University/college % 0% 5% Teacher: school % 3% 15% Business % 38% 29% Miscellaneous % 23% 29% White Collar % 2% 6% Politician/Political organiser % 10% 11% Publisher/Journalist % 7% 8% Manual Workers % 1% 2% Miner % 1% 0% Total % 100% 100% Source: Butler et al The British General Election of 2005 Ethnicity An individual s ethnicity is self-defined. Consequently, it is hard to obtain complete records of MPs ethnicity, particularly historically. It is generally stated that the first non-white MPs since the War were elected in 1987, when four Labour MPs were from a non-white background. Following the 2005 election, 2.3% of Members of Parliament were from non-white backgrounds. This compares with the 8% of the UK population who were from a non-white background at the time of the 2001 Census of Population. 5

10 Table 7 Ethnicity of MPs elected at General Elections 1987 to 2005 White Non-White Total Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Other Total Source: House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/12 There have been no non-white Liberal Democrat MPs elected at general elections; Parmjit Singh Gill was elected for the Liberal Democrats at a by-election in 2004 in Leicester South, but he did not retain the seat at the 2005 General Election. Education Around one-third of current MPs have been to fee-paying schools. This proportion varies by party In 2005, from 18% of Labour MPs to 60% of Conservative and 39% of Liberal Democrat. By comparison, 8% of pupils aged 11 and over in UK schools are in nonmaintained (fee-paying) schools. 5 Around three-quarters of MPs elected in 2005 were graduates. Table 8 Education of MPs elected in General Elections 1979 to 2005 (percentage for 3 main parties) Fee-paying school Lab University Oxford & Cambridge Fee-paying school Con University Oxford & Cambridge Fee-paying school LD University Oxford & Cambridge Source: Butler et al The British General Election of 2005 & previous editions Since 1979, the main change in terms of educational background of MPs has been the rising proportion who have been to university (non-oxbridge). In 1979, 36 percent of MPs from the 3 main parties had been to Oxford or Cambridge. In the 2005 election, 27 percent of MPs elected from the 3 main parties had an Oxbridge background. Parliamentary Experience Since 1979, the Member with longest service as an MP was Sir Edward Heath with 51.3 years. He is followed by Sir Peter Tapsell with 49.1 years service (to 12 April 2010) as an MP, John Parker with 47.6 years and Tony Benn with 47.1 years. The shortest service was by MPs who won by-elections. Two Members subsequently died; Bobby Sands (Fermanagh & South Tyrone) 26 days after election and Mike Carr (Bootle) after 57 days. Ossie O Brien (Darlington) was elected at a by-election but defeated 77 days later at the 1983 General Election. Of those elected in 2005, 119 (18%) had no previous parliamentary experience; 4 were elected in 2005 having previously served in parliaments prior to 2001, but not in the parliament; and 523 (81%) had been MPs in the previous parliament figure; DFES Education and Training Statistics for the UK

11 Table 9 MPs elected at 2005 General Election by date first elected and party CON LAB LD Other Total By general election (includes by-elections before next general election) Feb Oct Total Summaries Pre pre pre pre Total of which at by-elections Summaries (% of those elected in 2005) Pre % 4% 2% 3% 5% pre % 35% 13% 26% 34% pre % 39% 32% 6% 29% 2001-pre % 11% 21% 39% 14% % 11% 32% 26% 18% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% of which at by-elections 5% 12% 10% 0% 9% At the 1997 General Election 243 of those elected were new to the House of Commons. This was 37% of all MPs. Typically, the turnover of MPs at General Elections has been lower than this, with around 20% of MPs at each election being returned to the Commons for the very first time. Table 10 MPs first elected at General Elections 1979 to 2005 Number % of all % % % % % % % 1.3 Data in Part 3 The updates to the third and fourth volumes of Stenton and Lees in Part 3 were initially compiled by Library staff and have been checked with Stephen Lees who has been particularly generous with his assistance. Once again we would be grateful for comments and corrections. 7

12 2 A-Z of Members since 1979 Diane Abbott (f) (1953-) Full name: Diane Julie Abbott Born: 27 Sep 1953 First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 22.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Hackney North & Stoke Newington (Jun 1987-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 16 Nov 1987 (122 c815-7) Other posts: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( ) Leo Abse (m) ( ) Full name: Leopold Abse Born: 22 Apr 1917 Died: 19 Aug 2008 First elected: Nov 1958 Total service: 28.6 years in 1 period. Member for: Pontypool (Nov 1958(by)-Jun 1983); Torfaen (Jun 1983-Jun 1987) Also contested: Cardiff North (May 1955) Maiden Speech: 22 Jan 1959 (598 c450-3) Allen Adams (m) ( ) Full name: Allender Steele Adams Born: 16 Feb 1946 Died: 5 Sep 1990 First elected: May 1979 Total service: 11.3 years in 1 period. Member for: Paisley (May 1979-Jun 1983); Paisley North (Jun 1983-Sep 1990) Maiden Speech: 23 May 1979 (967 c1082-5) Gerry Adams (m) (1948-) Full name: Gerard Adams Born: 6 Oct 1948 First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 21.8 years in 2 periods. Member for: Belfast West (Jun 1983-Apr 1992), (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: Belfast West (Apr 1992) Party: Sinn Fein Other assemblies: Northern Ireland Assembly ( ); Northern Ireland Assembly (1998-) Other posts: President of Sinn Fein (1983-) Irene Adams (f) (1947-) Full name: Katherine Patricia Irene Adams Born: 27 Dec 1947 Peerage: Baroness Adams of Craigielea (Jun 2005) First elected: Nov 1990 Total service: 14.4 years in 1 period. Member for: Paisley North (Nov 1990(by)-May 2005) Maiden Speech: 12 Dec 1990 (182 c972-3) Robert Adley (m) ( ) Full name: Robert James Adley Born: 2 Mar 1935 Died: 13 May 1993 First elected: Jun 1970 Total service: 22.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Bristol North East (Jun 1970-Feb 1974); Christchurch & Lymington (Feb 1974-Jun 1983); Christchurch (Jun 1983-May 1993) Also contested: Birkenhead (Mar 1966) Maiden Speech: 6 Jul 1970 (803 c411-16) Adam Afriyie (m) (1965-) Full name: Adam Afriyie Born: 4 Aug 1965 Member for: Windsor (May 2005-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 23 May 2005 (434 c461-2) Opposition Posts: Shadow Minister for Innovation, Universitites and Skills ( ); Shadow Minister for Innovation and Science (2009); Shadow Minister for Innovation and Science (2009-) Nick Ainger (m) (1949-) Full name: Nicholas Richard Ainger Born: 24 Oct 1949 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Pembroke (Apr 1992-May 1997); Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire (May 1997-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 14 May 1992 (207 c838-41) Ministerial posts: Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Wales Office ( ) Peter Ainsworth (m) (1956-) Full name: Peter Michael Ainsworth Born: 16 Nov 1956 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: East Surrey (Apr 1992-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 26 Jun 1992 (210 c508-10) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ) Opposition Posts: Shadow Secretary of State, Culture, Media & Sport ( ); Shadow Secretary of State, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( ); Shadow Secretary of State, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ( ) 8

13 Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth (m) (1952-) Full name: Robert William Ainsworth Born: 19 Jun 1952 Honours/awards: PC (2005) First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Coventry North East (Apr 1992-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 12 May 1992 (207 c538-40) Ministerial posts: Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions (2001); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office ( ); Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of HM Household, HM Household ( ); Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence ( ); Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (2009-) Jonathan Aitken (m) (1942-) Full name: Jonathan William Patrick Aitken Born: 30 Aug 1942 Honours/awards: PC (1994) First elected: Feb 1974 Total service: 23.2 years in 1 period. Member for: Thanet East (Feb 1974-Jun 1983); South Thanet (Jun 1983-May 1997) Also contested: Meriden (Mar 1966); South Thanet (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 14 May 1974 (873 c1142-8) Ministerial posts: Minister of State (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence ( ); Chief Secretary, HM Treasury ( ) Danny Alexander (m) (1972-) Full name: Daniel Grian Alexander Born: 15 May 1972 Member for: Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (May 2005-May 2010) Party: Liberal Democrat Maiden Speech: 19 May 2005 (434 c363-5) Opposition Posts: Lib Dem Spokesperson for Work and Pensions (Disabled) ( ); Lib Dem Opposition Whip ( ); Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2007); Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions ( ); Lib Dem Chief of Staff (2008-) Rt Hon Douglas Alexander (m) (1967-) Full name: Douglas Garven Alexander Born: 26 Oct 1967 Honours/awards: PC (2005) First elected: Nov 1997 Total service: 12.5 years in 1 period. Member for: Paisley South (Nov 1997(by)-May 2005); Paisley and Renfrewshire South (May 2005-May 2010) Also contested: Perth & Kinross (May 1995)(by); Perth (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 16 Dec 1997 (303 c215-7) Ministerial posts: Minister for e-commerce & Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry ( ); Minister of State, Cabinet Office ( ); Minister of State and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Cabinet Office ( ); Minister of State (Trade) (also DTI), Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( ); Minister of State (Trade) (also FCO), Department of Trade and Industry ( ); Minister of State (Europe), Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( ); Secretary of State, Scotland Office ( ); Secretary of State, Department for Transport ( ); Secretary of State, Department for International Development (2007-) Richard Alexander (m) ( ) Full name: Richard Thain Alexander Born: 29 Jun 1934 Died: 20 Apr 2008 First elected: May 1979 Total service: 18.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Newark (May 1979-May 1997) Also contested: Lincoln (Mar 1966); Lincoln (Jun 1970); Newark (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 14 Jun 1979 (968 c681-4) Rt Hon Michael Alison (m) ( ) Full name: Michael James Hugh Alison Born: 27 Jun 1926 Died: 28 May 2004 Honours/awards: PC (1981) First elected: Oct 1964 Total service: 32.5 years in 1 period. Member for: Barkston Ash (Oct 1964-Jun 1983); Selby (Jun 1983-May 1997) Maiden Speech: 17 Dec 1964 (704 c634-8) of Health and Social Security ( ); Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office ( ); Minister of State, Department of Employment ( ); Second Church Estates Commissioner ( ) Richard Allan (m) (1966-) Full name: Richard Beecroft Allan Born: 11 Feb 1966 First elected: May 1997 Total service: 8.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Sheffield, Hallam (May 1997-May 2005) Party: Liberal Democrat Maiden Speech: 19 May 1997 (294 c437-8) * Total service for sitting members is calculated to 12 th April

14 Rupert Allason (m) (1951-) Full name: Rupert William Simon Allason Born: 8 Nov 1951 First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 9.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Torbay (Jun 1987-May 1997) Also contested: Kettering (May 1979); Battersea (Jun 1983); Torbay (May 1997) (Jun 1987-Jul 1993); Independent (Jul Jul 1994); Conservative (Jul 1994-May 1997) Maiden Speech: 3 Jul 1987 (118 c767-8) Frank Allaun (m) ( ) Full name: Frank Julian Allaun Born: 27 Feb 1913 Died: 26 Nov 2002 First elected: May 1955 Total service: 28.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Salford East (May 1955-Jun 1983) Also contested: Manchester, Moss Side (Oct 1951) Maiden Speech: 14 Jun 1955 (542 c460-3) Other posts: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( ); Party Chair, Labour Party ( ) Graham Allen (m) (1953-) Full name: Graham William Allen Born: 11 Jan 1953 First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 22.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Nottingham North (Jun 1987-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 25 Jun 1987 (118 c81-3) Ministerial posts: Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury ( ); Vice Chamberlain, HM Household ( ) David Alton (m) (1951-) Full name: David Patrick Paul Alton Born: 15 Mar 1951 Peerage: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Jun 1997) First elected: Mar 1979 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Liverpool, Edge Hill (Mar 1979(by)-Jun 1983); Liverpool, Mossley Hill (Jun 1983-May 1997) Party: Liberal (Mar 1979-Mar 1988); Liberal Democrat (Mar 1988-Jul 1997); Crossbench (July 1997-) Maiden Speech: 3 Apr 1979 (965 c1221-6) Rt Hon Julian Amery (m) ( ) Full name: Harold Julian Amery Born: 27 Mar 1919 Died: 3 Sep 1996 Honours/awards: PC (1960) Peerage: Lord Amery of Lustleigh (Jul 1992) First elected: Feb 1950 Total service: 39.1 years in 2 periods. Member for: Preston North (Feb 1950-Mar 1966); Brighton, Pavilion (Mar 1969(by)-Apr 1992) Also contested: Preston (Jul 1945); Preston North (Mar 1966) Maiden Speech: 28 Mar 1950 (473 c218-23) Ministerial posts: Parliamentary Under-Secretary, War Office ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Colonial Office ( ); Secretary of State, Air Ministry ( ); Minister of State, Ministry of Aviation ( ); Minister of State, Ministry of Public Building and Works (1970); Minister for Housing & Construction, Department of Environment ( ); Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( ) David Amess (m) (1952-) Full name: David Anthony Andrew Amess Born: 26 Mar 1952 First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 26.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Basildon (Jun 1983-May 1997); Southend West (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: Newham North West (May 1979) Maiden Speech: 17 Jan 1984 (52 c217-20) Alan Amos (m) (1952-) Full name: Alan Thomas Amos Born: 10 Nov 1952 First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 4.8 years in 1 period. Member for: Hexham (Jun 1987-Apr 1992) Also contested: Walthamstow (Jun 1983); Hitchin & Harpenden (Jun 2001) Maiden Speech: 1 Dec 1987 (123 c814-7) 10

15 Rt Hon Michael Ancram (m) (1945-) Full name: Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram Born: 7 Jul 1945 Honours/awards: PC (1996), QC (Scot) (1996) First elected: Feb 1974 Total service: 26.8 years in 3 periods. Member for: Berwick & East Lothian (Feb 1974-Oct 1974); Edinburgh South (May 1979-Jun 1987); Devizes (Apr 1992-May 2010) Also contested: West Lothian (Jun 1970); Berwick & East Lothian (Oct 1974); Edinburgh South (Jun 1987) Maiden Speech: 14 Mar 1974 (870 c437-9) Ministerial posts: Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scottish Office ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office ( ); Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office ( ) Opposition Posts: Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Scotland & Wales ( ); Shadow Cabinet Minister without Portfolio (Party Chair) ( ); Shadow Foreign Secretary ( ); Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Shadow Foreign Secretary & Deputy Leader of the Opposition ( ); Shadow Secretary of State for Defence and Deputy Leader of the Party (2005) Other posts: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party (1998); Party Chair, Conservative Party ( ); Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party ( ) David Anderson (m) (1953-) Full name: David Anderson Born: 2 Dec 1953 Member for: Blaydon (May 2005-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 25 May 2005 (434 c744-7) Rt Hon Donald Anderson (m) (1939-) Full name: Donald Anderson Born: 17 Jun 1939 Honours/awards: PC (2001), DL (2006) Peerage: Lord Anderson of Swansea (Jun 2005) First elected: Mar 1966 Total service: 34.8 years in 2 periods. Member for: Monmouth (Mar 1966-Jun 1970); Swansea East (Oct 1974-May 2005) Also contested: Monmouth (Jun 1970) Maiden Speech: 3 May 1966 (727 c ) Opposition Posts: Shadow Solicitor General ( ) Janet Anderson (f) (1949-) Full name: Janet Anderson Born: 6 Dec 1949 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Rossendale & Darwen (Apr 1992-May 2010) Also contested: Rossendale & Darwen (Jun 1987) Maiden Speech: 9 Jun 1992 (209 c226-8) Ministerial posts: Vice-Chamberlain, HM Household ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tourism, Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( ) Rt Hon James Arbuthnot (m) (1952-) Full name: James Norwich Arbuthnot Born: 4 Aug 1952 Honours/awards: PC (1998) First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 22.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Wanstead & Woodford (Jun 1987-May 1997); North East Hampshire (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: Cynon Valley (Jun 1983); Cynon Valley (May 1984)(by) Maiden Speech: 20 Jul 1987 (120 c71-3) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Social Security ( ); Minister of State (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence ( ) Opposition Posts: Opposition Chief Whip ( ); Shadow Secretary of State, Trade and Industry ( ); Shadow Minister, Trade and Industry (2007) Select Committee chair: Defence ( ) Rt Hon Peter Archer (m) (1926-) Full name: Peter Kingsley Archer Born: 20 Nov 1926 Honours/awards: QC (1971), PC (1977) Peerage: Lord Archer of Sandwell (Jun 1992) First elected: Mar 1966 Total service: 26.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Rowley Regis & Tipton (Mar 1966-Feb 1974); Warley West (Feb 1974-Apr 1992) Also contested: Hendon South (Oct 1959); Brierley Hill (Oct 1964) Maiden Speech: 29 Apr 1966 (727 c1155-8) Ministerial posts: Solicitor General, Law Officers ( ) Opposition Posts: Shadow Minister, Legal Affairs ( ); Shadow Secretary of State, Trade, Prices & Consumer Protection ( ); Shadow Secretary of State, Northern Ireland ( ) Rt Hon Ernest Armstrong (m) ( ) Full name: Ernest Armstrong Born: 12 Jan 1915 Died: 8 Jul 1996 Honours/awards: PC (1979) First elected: Oct 1964 Total service: 22.7 years in 1 period. Member for: North West Durham (Oct 1964-Jun 1987) Also contested: Sunderland South (May 1955); Sunderland South (Oct 1959) (Oct 1964-Feb 1981); Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Feb 1981-Jan 1982); First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Jan 1982-Jun 1987) Maiden Speech: 5 Nov 1964 (701 c430-3) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Education and Science ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Environment ( ) Other posts: Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means ( ); First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means ( ) * Total service for sitting members is calculated to 12 th April

16 Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong (f) (1945-) Full name: Hilary Jane Armstrong Born: 30 Nov 1945 Honours/awards: PC (1999) First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 22.9 years in 1 period. Member for: North West Durham (Jun 1987-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 29 Jun 1987 (118 c286-8) Ministerial posts: Minister for Local Government, Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions ( ); Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip), HM Treasury ( ); Minister for the Cabinet Office and for Social Exclusion (and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office ( ) Jacques Arnold (m) (1947-) Full name: Jacques Arnold Arnold Born: 27 Aug 1947 First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 9.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Gravesham (Jun 1987-May 1997) Also contested: Coventry South East (Jun 1983); Gravesham (May 1997); Gravesham (Jun 2001) Maiden Speech: 9 Jul 1987 (119 c ) Sir Thomas Arnold (m) (1947-) Full name: Thomas Richard Arnold Born: 25 Jan 1947 Honours/awards: Kt (1990) First elected: Oct 1974 Total service: 22.6 years in 1 period. Member for: Hazel Grove (Oct 1974-May 1997) Also contested: Manchester, Cheetham (Jun 1970); Hazel Grove (Feb 1974) Maiden Speech: 9 Apr 1975 (889 c1320-5) Other posts: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( ) David Ashby (m) (1940-) Full name: David Glynn Ashby Born: 14 May 1940 First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 13.9 years in 1 period. Member for: North West Leicestershire (Jun 1983-May 1997) Maiden Speech: 24 Oct 1983 (47 c75-6) Rt Hon Sir Paddy Ashdown (m) (1941-) Full name: Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Born: 27 Feb 1941 Honours/awards: PC (1989), KBE (2000), GCMG (2006) Peerage: Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (Jun 2001) First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 18.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Yeovil (Jun 1983-Jun 2001) Also contested: Yeovil (May 1979) Party: Liberal (Jun 1983-Mar 1988); Liberal Democrat (March 1988-) Maiden Speech: 8 Jul 1983 (45 c528-32) Other posts: Leader of the Liberal Democrats ( ) Rt Hon Jack Ashley (m) (1922-) Full name: Jack Ashley Born: 6 Dec 1922 Honours/awards: CH (1975), PC (1979) Peerage: Lord Ashley of Stoke (Jun 1992) First elected: Mar 1966 Total service: 26.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Stoke-on-Trent South (Mar 1966-Apr 1992) Also contested: Finchley (Oct 1951) Maiden Speech: 28 Apr 1966 (727 c1006-9) Other posts: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( ) Joe Ashton (m) (1933-) Full name: Joseph William Ashton Born: 9 Oct 1933 Honours/awards: OBE (2007) First elected: Oct 1968 Total service: 32.6 years in 1 period. Member for: Bassetlaw (Oct 1968(by)-Jun 2001) Maiden Speech: 7 Nov 1968 (722 c1154-5) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ) Jack Aspinwall (m) (1933-) Full name: Jack Heywood Aspinwall Born: 5 Feb 1933 First elected: May 1979 Total service: 18.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Kingswood (May 1979-Jun 1983); Wansdyke (Jun 1983-May 1997) Also contested: Kingswood (Feb 1974); Kingswood (Oct 1974) Maiden Speech: 14 Dec 1979 (975 c1741-8) Candy Atherton (f) (1955-) Full name: Candice Kathleen Atherton Born: 21 Sep 1955 First elected: May 1997 Total service: 8.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Falmouth & Camborne (May 1997-May 2005) Also contested: Chesham & Amersham (Apr 1992); Falmouth & Camborne (May 2005) Maiden Speech: 11 Jun 1997 (295 c1101-3) Charlotte Atkins (f) (1950-) Full name: Charlotte Jean Scott Atkins Born: 24 Sep 1950 Member for: Staffordshire Moorlands (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: Eastbourne (Oct 1990)(by) Maiden Speech: 3 Jul 1997 (297 c488-90) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport ( ) 12

17 Rt Hon Sir Humphrey Atkins (m) ( ) Full name: Humphrey Edward Gregory Atkins Born: 12 Aug 1922 Died: 4 Oct 1996 Honours/awards: PC (1973), KCMG (1983) Peerage: Lord Colnbrook (Jul 1987) First elected: May 1955 Total service: 32.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Merton & Morden (May 1955-Jun 1970); Spelthorne (Jun 1970-Jun 1987) Also contested: West Lothian (Oct 1951) Maiden Speech: 16 Feb 1956 (548 c2590-2) Ministerial posts: Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household and Deputy Chief Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government Chief Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office ( ); Lord Privy Seal ( ) Opposition Posts: Opposition Chief Whip ( ) Rt Hon Sir Robert Atkins (m) (1946-) Full name: Robert James Atkins Born: 5 Feb 1946 Honours/awards: PC (1995), Kt (1997) First elected: May 1979 Total service: 18.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Preston North (May 1979-Jun 1983); South Ribble (Jun 1983-May 1997) Also contested: Luton West (Feb 1974); Luton West (Oct 1974); South Ribble (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 14 Jun 1979 (968 c ) of Trade and Industry ( ); Parliamentary Under- Secretary (Sport), Department of Environment (1990); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Education and Science ( ); Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office ( ); Minister for Environment (& Countryside), Department of Environment ( ) Other assemblies: European Parliament (1999-) David Atkinson (m) (1940-) Full name: David Anthony Atkinson Born: 24 Mar 1940 First elected: Nov 1977 Total service: 27.4 years in 1 period. Member for: Bournemouth East (Nov 1977(by)-May 2005) Also contested: Newham North West (Feb 1974); Basildon (Oct 1974) Maiden Speech: 16 Mar 1978 (946 c701-5) Norman Atkinson (m) (1923-) Full name: Norman Atkinson Born: 25 Mar 1923 First elected: Oct 1964 Total service: 22.7 years in 1 period. Member for: Tottenham (Oct 1964-Jun 1987) Also contested: Manchester, Wythenshawe (May 1955); Altrincham & Sale (Oct 1959) Maiden Speech: 6 Nov 1964 (701 c577-84) Other posts: Treasurer, Labour Party ( ) Peter Atkinson (m) (1943-) Full name: Peter Landreth Atkinson Born: 19 Jan 1943 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Hexham (Apr 1992-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 12 Jun 1992 (209 c581-3) Opposition Posts: Opposition Whip, Whips Office ( ) Ian Austin (m) (1965-) Full name: Ian Christopher Austin Born: 6 Mar 1965 Member for: Dudley North (May 2005-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 23 May 2005 (434 c481-4) Ministerial posts: Minister for the West Midlands, Regional Affairs (2008-); Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (2009-) John Austin (m) (1944-) Full name: John Eric Austin (formerly Austin-Walker) Born: 21 Aug 1944 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Woolwich (Apr 1992-May 1997); Erith & Thamesmead (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: Woolwich (Jun 1987) Maiden Speech: 14 May 1992 (207 c ) John Austin-Walker see John Austin Richard Bacon (m) (1962-) Full name: Richard Michael Bacon Born: 3 Dec 1962 First elected: Jun 2001 Total service: 8.9 years in 1 period. Member for: South Norfolk (Jun 2001-May 2010) Also contested: Vauxhall (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 29 Oct 2001 (373 c685-9) Gordon Bagier (m) (1924-) Full name: Gordon Alexander Thomas Bagier Born: 7 Jul 1924 First elected: Oct 1964 Total service: 22.7 years in 1 period. Member for: Sunderland South (Oct 1964-Jun 1987) Maiden Speech: 21 Jan 1965 (705 c453-56) * Total service for sitting members is calculated to 12 th April

18 Adrian Bailey (m) (1945-) Full name: Adrian Edward Bailey Born: 11 Dec 1945 First elected: Nov 2000 Total service: 9.4 years in 1 period. Member for: West Bromwich West (Nov 2000(by)-May 2010) Also contested: South Worcestershire (Jun 1970); Nantwich (Feb 1974); Nantwich (Oct 1974); Wirral (Mar 1976)(by) Maiden Speech: 13 Dec 2000 (359 c705-8) Margaret Bain see Margaret Ewing William Bain (m) (1973-) Full name: Willie Bain Born: 1 Jul 1973 First elected: Nov 2009 Total service: 0.5 years in 1 period. Member for: Glasgow North East (Nov 2009(by)-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 25 Nov 2009 (501 c ) Vera Baird (f) (1950-) Full name: Vera Baird Born: 13 Feb 1950 Honours/awards: QC (2000) First elected: Jun 2001 Total service: 8.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Redcar (Jun 2001-May 2010) Also contested: Berwick-upon-Tweed (Jun 1983) Maiden Speech: 9 Jul 2001 (371 c565-8) for Constitutional Affairs ( ); Parliamentary Under- Secretary, Ministry of Justice (2007); Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office (2007-) Rt Hon Kenneth Baker (m) (1934-) Full name: Kenneth Wilfred Baker Born: 3 Nov 1934 Honours/awards: PC (1984), CH (1992) Peerage: Lord Baker of Dorking (Apr 1997) First elected: Mar 1968 Total service: 28.7 years in 2 periods. Member for: Acton (Mar 1968(by)-Jun 1970); St Marylebone (Oct 1970(by)-Jun 1983); Mole Valley (Jun 1983-May 1997) Also contested: Poplar (Oct 1964); Acton (Mar 1966); Acton (Jun 1970) Maiden Speech: 24 Apr 1968 (763 c291-5) Ministerial posts: Parliamentary Secretary, Civil Service Department ( ); Minister of State, Department of Industry ( ); Minister for Industry & Information Technology, Department of Trade and Industry ( ); Minister of State (Local Government), Department of Environment ( ); Secretary of State, Department of Environment ( ); Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science ( ); Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Duchy of Lancaster Office ( ); Home Secretary, Home Office ( ) Other posts: Party Chair, Conservative Party ( ) Sir Nicholas Baker (m) ( ) Full name: Nicholas Brian Baker Born: 23 Nov 1938 Died: 25 Apr 1997 Honours/awards: Kt (1997) First elected: May 1979 Total service: 18.0 years in 1 period. Member for: North Dorset (May 1979-Apr 1997) Also contested: Peckham (Feb 1974); Peckham (Oct 1974) Maiden Speech: 18 Jun 1979 (968 c1001-4) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office ( ) Norman Baker (m) (1957-) Full name: Norman John Baker Born: 26 Jul 1957 Member for: Lewes (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: Lewes (Apr 1992) Party: Liberal Democrat Maiden Speech: 14 May 1997 (294 c108-10) Opposition Posts: Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( ); Lib Dem Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster (2007); Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (2007-) Tony Baldry (m) (1950-) Full name: Anthony Brian Baldry Born: 10 Jul 1950 First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 26.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Banbury (Jun 1983-May 2010) Also contested: Thurrock (May 1979) Maiden Speech: 8 Jul 1983 (45 c564-6) of Energy (1990); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Environment ( ); Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( ); Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ( ) Jackie Ballard (f) (1953-) Full name: Jacqueline Margaret Ballard Born: 4 Jan 1953 First elected: May 1997 Total service: 4.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Taunton (May 1997-Jun 2001) Also contested: Taunton (Apr 1992); Taunton (Jun 2001) Party: Liberal Democrat Maiden Speech: 17 Jun 1997 (296 c149-51) Rt Hon Ed Balls (m) (1967-) Full name: Edward Michael Balls Born: 25 Feb 1967 Honours/awards: PC (2007) Member for: Normanton (May 2005-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 25 May 2005 (434 c760-3) Ministerial posts: Economic Secretary, HM Treasury ( ); Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (2007-) 14

19 Tony Banks (m) ( ) Full name: Anthony Louis Banks Born: 8 Apr 1943 Died: 8 Jan 2006 Peerage: Lord Stratford (Jun 2005) First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 21.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Newham North West (Jun 1983-May 1997); West Ham (May 1997-May 2005) Also contested: East Grinstead (Jun 1970); Newcastle upon Tyne North (Oct 1974); Watford (May 1979) Maiden Speech: 1 Jul 1983 (44 c839-42) Ministerial posts: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Department of National Heritage/Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( ) Gordon Banks (m) (1955-) Full name: Gordon Raymond Banks Born: 14 Jun 1955 Member for: Ochil and South Perthshire (May 2005-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 25 May 2005 (434 c800-3) Matthew Banks (m) (1961-) Full name: Matthew Richard William Banks Born: 21 Jun 1961 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 5.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Southport (Apr 1992-May 1997) Also contested: Manchester Central (Jun 1987); Southport (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 29 Oct 1992 (212 c1187-9) Robert Banks (m) (1937-) Full name: Robert George Banks Born: 18 Jan 1937 First elected: Feb 1974 Total service: 23.2 years in 1 period. Member for: Harrogate (Feb 1974-May 1997) Maiden Speech: 3 May 1974 (872 c1474-7) Gregory Barker (m) (1966-) Full name: Gregory Leonard George Barker Born: 8 Mar 1966 First elected: Jun 2001 Total service: 8.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Bexhill & Battle (Jun 2001-May 2010) Also contested: Eccles (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 12 Jul 2001 (371 c971-4) Opposition Posts: Opposition Whip, Whips office ( ); Opposition Spokesperson, Environment ( ); Shadow Minister for Environment (2008-) Celia Barlow (f) (1955-) Full name: Celia Anne Barlow Born: 28 Sep 1955 Member for: Hove (May 2005-May 2010) Also contested: Chichester (Jun 2001) Maiden Speech: 17 May 2005 (434 c64-7) Harry Barnes (m) (1936-) Full name: Harold Barnes Born: 22 Jul 1936 First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 17.9 years in 1 period. Member for: North East Derbyshire (Jun 1987-May 2005) Maiden Speech: 13 Jul 1987 (119 c787-90) Rosie Barnes (f) (1946-) Full name: Rosemary Susan Barnes Born: 16 May 1946 First elected: Feb 1987 Total service: 5.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Greenwich (Feb 1987(by)-Apr 1992) Also contested: Greenwich (Apr 1992) Party: Social Democratic Party (Feb 1987-Jun 1990); Independent SDP (Jun 1990-Apr 1992) Maiden Speech: 6 Mar 1987 (111 c1151-3) Rt Hon Joel Barnett (m) (1923-) Full name: Joel Barnett Born: 14 Oct 1923 Honours/awards: PC (1975) Peerage: Lord Barnett (Jul 1983) First elected: Oct 1964 Total service: 18.6 years in 1 period. Member for: Heywood & Royton (Oct 1964-Jun 1983) Also contested: Runcorn (Oct 1959) Maiden Speech: 11 Nov 1964 (701 c ) Ministerial posts: Chief Secretary, HM Treasury ( ) Guy Barnett (m) ( ) Full name: Nicolas Guy Barnett Born: 23 Aug 1928 Died: 24 Dec 1986 First elected: Nov 1962 Total service: 17.4 years in 2 periods. Member for: South Dorset (Nov 1962(by)-Oct 1964); Greenwich (Jul 1971(by)-Dec 1986) Also contested: Scarborough & Whitby (Oct 1959); South Dorset (Oct 1964) Maiden Speech: 13 Dec 1962 (669 c676-9) of Environment ( ) Other assemblies: European Parliament ( ) * Total service for sitting members is calculated to 12 th April

20 John Baron (m) (1959-) Full name: John Charles Baron Born: 21 Jun 1959 First elected: Jun 2001 Total service: 8.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Billericay (Jun 2001-May 2010) Also contested: Basildon (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 20 Jul 2001 (372 c538-41) Opposition Posts: Opposition Spokesperson, Health ( ); Opposition Whip, Whips office (2007-) John Barrett (m) (1954-) Full name: John Andrew Barrett Born: 11 Feb 1954 First elected: Jun 2001 Total service: 8.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Edinburgh West (Jun 2001-May 2010) Party: Liberal Democrat Maiden Speech: 13 Jul 2001 (371 c1082-6) Opposition Posts: Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Scotland ( ); Lib Dem Shadow Minister for International Development (2007); Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions (2007-) Rt Hon Kevin Barron (m) (1946-) Full name: Kevin John Barron Born: 26 Oct 1946 Honours/awards: PC (2001) First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 26.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Rother Valley (Jun 1983-May 2010) Maiden Speech: 4 Jul 1983 (45 c78-80) Select Committee chair: Health ( ) Michael Bates (m) (1961-) Full name: Michael Walton Bates Born: 26 May 1961 Peerage: Lord Bates (Jun 2008) First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 5.1 years in 1 period. Member for: Langbaurgh (Apr 1992-May 1997) Also contested: Tyne Bridge (Jun 1987); Langbaurgh (Nov 1991)(by); Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 5 Jun 1992 (208 c ) Ministerial posts: Assistant Whip, HM Treasury ( ); Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury ( ); Paymaster General, HM Treasury ( ) Opposition Posts: Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Children, Schools & Families and Communities & Local Government (also Whips' Office) (2009-) Other posts: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party (2007-) Rt Hon John Battle (m) (1951-) Full name: John Dominic Battle Born: 26 Apr 1951 Honours/awards: PC (2002) First elected: Jun 1987 Total service: 22.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Leeds West (Jun 1987-May 2010) Also contested: Leeds North West (Jun 1983) Maiden Speech: 6 Jul 1987 (119 c116-20) Ministerial posts: Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry ( ); Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( ) Hugh Bayley (m) (1952-) Full name: Hugh Bayley Born: 9 Jan 1952 First elected: Apr 1992 Total service: 18.1 years in 1 period. Member for: York (Apr 1992-May 1997); York, City of (May 1997-May 2010) Also contested: York (Jun 1987) Maiden Speech: 7 May 1992 (207 c216-20) of Social Security ( ) Nigel Beard (m) (1936-) Full name: Christopher Nigel Beard Born: 10 Oct 1936 First elected: May 1997 Total service: 8.0 years in 1 period. Member for: Bexleyheath & Crayford (May 1997-May 2005) Also contested: Woking (May 1979); Portsmouth North (Jun 1983); Erith & Crayford (Apr 1992); Bexleyheath & Crayford (May 2005) Maiden Speech: 10 Jul 1997 (297 c1103-6) Sir Anthony Beaumont-Dark (m) ( ) Full name: Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark Born: 11 Oct 1932 Died: 2 Apr 2006 Honours/awards: Kt (1992) First elected: May 1979 Total service: 12.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Birmingham, Selly Oak (May 1979-Apr 1992) Also contested: Birmingham, Aston (May 1959); Birmingham, Aston (May 1964); Birmingham, Selly Oak (May 1992) Maiden Speech: 21 May 1979 (967 c759-64) Spencer Batiste (m) (1945-) Full name: Spencer Lee Batiste Born: 5 Jun 1945 First elected: Jun 1983 Total service: 13.9 years in 1 period. Member for: Elmet (Jun 1983-May 1997) Also contested: Elmet (May 1997) Maiden Speech: 14 Jul 1983 (45 c1050-3) 16