Paul Stinchcombe QC | |
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Member of Parliament for Wellingborough |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 |
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Preceded by | Peter Fry |
Succeeded by | Peter Bone |
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Born | 25 April 1962 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Suzanne Gardiner |
Children | 2 sons - Jasper and Zak and 1 daughter, Yasmin |
Residence | Wellingborough, UK |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge, Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Barrister |
Religion | Christian |
Paul David Stinchcombe (born 25 April 1962 in Haslemere) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
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He went to the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. At Trinity College, Cambridge, he studied Law, gaining an MA. He went to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, gaining a LLM. He became a barrister, working alongside Cherie Blair, specialising in environmental law. He was a councillor in the London Borough of Camden. He is a Christian Socialist who used Biblical imagery in his speeches. He was a speechwriter for Tony Blair.
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wellingborough from 1997 till the 2005 general election, when he lost his seat to Peter Bone of the Conservative Party. He had gained the seat from Peter J. Fry.
He has returned to become a barrister, becoming a QC less than six years after leaving Parliament.
He married Suzanne Gardiner on 7 July 1990. They have two sons and one daughter.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Peter Fry |
Member of Parliament for Wellingborough 1997–2005 |
Succeeded by Peter Bone |