Pauline Latham

Pauline Latham OBE MP
Member of Parliament
for Mid Derbyshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Constituency Created
Majority 11,292 (23.9%)
Personal details
Born 4 February 1948 (1948-02-04) (age 64)

[1]
Lincolnshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservatives
Spouse(s) Derek Latham
Website Official Website

Pauline Elizabeth Latham[2] (born 4 February 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Derbyshire, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.[3]

Latham had been a Conservative member of Derbyshire County Council from 1987 to 1993, and a Derby City Councillor from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2010. She held the position of Mayor of Derby during 2007/08.[4]

She has a special interest in education issues, being a school governor for twelve years. She was a candidate for Broxtowe in 2001 and stood as a European candidate in 1999 and 2005 for the East Midlands.[5]

Latham was a member of the controversial A-List.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Pauline Latham MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/41721.stm. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  2. ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
  3. ^ "Election 2010: Mid Derbyshire". Belper News. http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/Tories-take-MidDerbyshire-seat-in.6279181.jp. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
  4. ^ Telegraph Website - Profile
  5. ^ "Profile". Conservative Website. http://www.paulinelatham.co.uk/about. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
  6. ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/the-18-of-the-original-100-alisters-selected-for-conservative-seats-.html

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Mid Derbyshire
2010–present		 Incumbent