Bernard Jenkin

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The Rt Hon. Bernard Jenkin
Bernard Jenkin
In office
September 18, 2001 – November 6, 2003
Preceded by Iain Duncan Smith
Born April 9, 1959 (1959-04-09) (age 49)
Political party Conservative
Profession Manager of Legal & General Ventures
Religion Roman Catholic

Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, and had responsibility for candidates until 7 November 2006 when this role was given to John Maples.[1]

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[edit] Early life

Jenkin was educated at Highgate School, William Ellis School (also in Highgate) and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a Choral Exhibition and gained an BA honours degree in English literature in 1982. He was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1982. He worked for Ford and the private equity company 3i. He was Manager of Legal & General Ventures from 1989-92. From 1992-5, he was an advisor to Legal & General Group plc.

[edit] Parliamentary career

He contested Glasgow Central in 1987, and at the 1992 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester North. When that constituency was abolished for MP for the 1997 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons for the newly-re-established North Essex constituency, and has held the seat since then.

In John Major's 1992-1997 government, Jenkin was one of the "Maastricht rebels" who defied the party whip to oppose the Maastricht treaty.

[edit] Family

He married in 1988 and has two sons they are called Peter and Robert. His father is the British politician and life peer Patrick, Lord Jenkin of Roding, and is a descendant of the scientist Fleeming Jenkin.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Antony Buck		 Member of Parliament for Colchester
1992–1997		 Consituency Abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for North Essex
1997		 Incumbent
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