John Stevenson (British politician)

John Stevenson
MP
Member of Parliament
for Carlisle
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Eric Martlew
Majority 2,599 (6.0%)
Personal details
Born (1963-07-04) 4 July 1963
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Residence Great Corby
Alma mater University of Dundee
Website www.johnstevensonmp.co.uk

(Andrew) John Stevenson (born 4 July 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle, when winning the seat from Labour.

Early life

Stevenson was educated in Aberdeen and graduated from the University of Dundee with Honours in History and Politics. He then studied law at Chester before qualifying as a Solicitor. He is a partner in the law firm Bendles based in the centre of Carlisle. Stevenson lives on the edge of the city of Carlisle.[1]

Political life

Stevenson has been heavily involved in Carlisle and North Cumbria politics for nearly 15 years. He has been chairman of the Carlisle Constituency Association as well as Penrith and the Border. He is the chairman of the North Cumbria Conservatives which is a federation of the four North Cumbria Constituencies. Stevenson was a Councillor on the Carlisle City Council from 1999[2] until he resigned shortly after his election as Member of Parliament.

Aside from his duties as a constituency MP, he is the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Food and Drink [3] which advises the direction of national policy on British food and drink manufacture. In October 2012, Stevenson was appointed to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.[4]

Stevenson was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Tracy Nixon and they were wedded at a Church of Scotland ceremony in Carlisle in 2013.[6]

References

  1. ↑ John Stevenson MP Conservative Party
  2. ↑ John Stevenson MP Conservative Party
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn’t and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Eric Martlew		 Member of Parliament for Carlisle
2010–present 		Incumbent
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