John Maples
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Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
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| Assumed office November 2006 |
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Member of Parliament
for Stratford-on-Avon |
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Howarth |
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| Majority | 28,652 (49.2%) |
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Member of Parliament
for Lewisham West |
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| In office 1983 – 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Price |
| Succeeded by | Jim Dowd |
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| Born | 22 April 1943 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Jane Corbin |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Website | http://www.johnmaplesmp.com |
John Cradock Maples (born 22 April 1943) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham West from 1983 until he lost the seat at the 1992 general election. He re-entered Parliament as MP for Stratford-upon-Avon in 1997. He has held the seat, one of the safest Conservative seats, in both the 2001 and 2005 general elections.
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[edit] Early life
He went to the independent Marlborough College, then studied Law at Downing College, Cambridge, receiving an MA in 1964. He then studied at Harvard Business School. He was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1965.
[edit] Parliamentary career
Maples was a member of William Hague's shadow cabinet from 1997 to 2000, holding the posts of Shadow Health Secretary (1997- 1998), Shadow Defence Secretary (1998- 1999) and Shadow Foreign Secretary (1999- 2000). In the reshuffle prompted by the return of Michael Portillo to the front bench, he lost his job to Francis Maude and left the shadow cabinet.
He returned to the front bench in a minor reshuffle in November 2006, when David Cameron appointed him Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party with responsibility for candidate selection. He replaced ex-shadow cabinet minister Bernard Jenkin. Because of Mr Cameron's high-profile attempts to have more female and minority candidates selected, which has met with some opposition from local parties, the post is seen as an important one.
He was widely believed to be one of the main "plotters" behind the downfall of former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
He married the journalist Jane Corbin in December 1986 in Westminster. They have a son (born May 1989) and daughter (born September 1992).
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| Preceded by Christopher Price |
Member of Parliament for Lewisham West 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Jim Dowd |
| Preceded by Alan Howarth |
Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon 1997 – present |
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| Preceded by Richard Ryder |
Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1989–1992 |
Succeeded by Anthony Nelson |
| Preceded by Michael Howard |
Shadow Foreign Secretary 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Francis Maude |
[edit] External links
- John Maples MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Maples MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - John Maples MP
- Interview on On The Record in December 1999
- BBC Politics page
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