Stephen McPartland
| Stephen McPartland | |
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| Member of Parliament for Stevenage | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Follett |
| Majority | 3,578 (8.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1976 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Emma McPartland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stephenmcpartland.co.uk |
Stephen McPartland (born 9 August 1976)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stevenage at the 2010 general election.
Early life
Born in Liverpool on 9 August 1976, McPartland studied for his first degree in History at the University of Liverpool, graduating in 1997. He studied for an MSc in Technology Management at Liverpool John Moores University the following year. McPartland was the Director of Membership for British American Business (the US Chamber of Commerce), based in London.
McPartland commenced his political career in 1999 in Warrington where he managed a range of local council, Parliamentary and European election campaigns, before moving to Hertfordshire in 2001 to work as a Campaign Manager.
Parliamentary career
McPartland’s political interests include: health care - with a particular focus on cancer treatment and respiratory diseases, education, science and technology including satellite technology, international trade, policing, addiction treatment, urban regeneration, and government procurement of IT projects.[1]
He served on the Science and Technology select committee between 2011 and 2012[1]
He also sat on the 2011 Education Bill Committee and participated in all stages of the Bill’s passage through Parliament[2]
McPartland has been involved with the running of several All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs),[3] including:
- Chair, Furniture Industry APPG,
- Chair, Respiratory Health APPG,
- Board, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology,
- Chair, Child and Youth Crime APPG,
- Treasurer, Child Health and Vaccine Preventable Diseases APPG,
- Vice-Chair, Internet & Communications Technology, and
- Chair, Literacy APPG.
McPartland campaigned against corporate tax avoidance,[4] including writing to each of the FTSE100 CEOs asking whether they would be willing to support greater tax transparency.[5][6]
In July 2014, Stephen McPartland MP was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Lord Livingston.[7]
Other Activities
Stephen McPartland also owns a consultancy company, McPartland Consulting. He was appointed as a Non - Executive Director of Furniture Village - a British furniture retailer in 2015 and retains his position as Chairman of the Furniture Ombudsman - an industry wide customer disputes resolution body.[8] McPartland is a Trustee of The Living Room Charity, which offers a wide range of free addiction treatment services and a Patron of the Turn the Tide project. Both are locally based charitable organisations founded in Stevenage. McPartland is also a Patron of Trailblazers, a national charity that reduces re-offending among young people through providing volunteer mentors.[9]
Personal life
McPartland lives in Stevenage with his wife Emma, who is a teacher at a local primary school.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "MP Biographies". UK Parliament Website. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Committee Membership". Education Bill. Parliament UK. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Register of All-Party Groups". Parliament UK. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ McGurran, Deborah (13 February 2013). "Right and left united over tax avoidance". BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Goodall, Andrew (23rd November 2012). "Tory MP asks FTSE 100 companies to back country-by-country reporting". Tax Journal. Retrieved 18 April 2015. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Hope, Christopher (24 January 2013). "Thumbs down from FTSE100 businesses to David Cameron's call for more tax disclosure". Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Dods Politics". 22 July 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Chapman, Matthew. "Furniture Village appoints ombudsman chair Stephen McPartland MP to board". Retail Week. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Trailblazers website". Retrieved 27 March 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Campaign for a Radiotherapy Unit at Lister Hospital facebook campaign supported by McPartland
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Barbara Follett |
Member of Parliament for Stevenage 2010–present |
Incumbent |