Giles Marshall

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Giles Marshall
Tory Reform Group Chairman
In office
1996 – 2003
Leader Kenneth Clarke
Born September 8, 1964 (1964-09-08) (age 43)
West Midlands England
Political party Conservative

Giles Peter Benedict Marshall (born 8 September 1965) is a prominent spokesman and member of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. He is chairman of the Tory Reform Group and often is invited to give comment on current events within the Conservative Party, particuarly those regarding European Issues. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Bristol, where he was the head of the Conservative Party at the same time Lembit Opik was head of the Socialist Party.

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[edit] Early life

Giles Marshall was brought up in a middle class home and showed an early interest in politics, campaigning heavily for Margaret Thatcher. He went to Bristol University to study Politics and History.

[edit] 1992 Election

In 1992 he stood as a candidate in the general election in the now defunct Warley East Constituency and narrowly lost to the Labour Party candidate, receiving 12,097 of the votes.

[edit] Teaching career

Giles Marshall joined Sutton Grammar School for Boys in 1988 to teach of Politics and History, and occasionally English Language. He is currently Head of Sixth form and a member of the Sutton Grammar's Combined Cadet Force officer team - commanding the RAF section.

[edit] Personal life

Giles Marshall enjoys rock climbing, walking and watching 24 hour news programmes. He has never married.

[edit] Current activities

Currently he continues to teach whilst contributing to journalistic pieces and offering his opinion on the Conservative Party when approached. On 14 May 2001 he wrote the cover article for the New Statesman and makes regular appearances on the BBC, Sky and Channel 4 news.

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