John Whittingdale
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John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale OBE (16 October 1959) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.
Before entering Parliament Whittingdale was a political researcher to Margaret Thatcher. He was first elected in 1992. He was shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary until the reshuffle after the general election in 2005 when he was re-elected member of Parliament for Maldon and Chelmsford East. In July 2005 he became the Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. Also in 2005 he was appointed to the Executive of Conservative Way Forward a Thatcherite pressure group within the British Conservative Party.
[edit] External links
- John Whittingdale OBE MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Whittingdale MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - John Whittingdale MP
- Membership of Culture Media and Sport select committee
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| Preceded by John Wakeham |
Member of Parliament for Colchester South and Maldon 1992–1997 |
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Member of Parliament for Maldon and East Chelmsford 1997 – present |
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