Members Of Parliament in Surrey - Surrey Comet

MPs: Paul Beresford MP; Keith Taylor MEP;

Mole Valley (House of Commons)

Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Mole Valley
Conservative Association
86 South Street
Dorking
Surrey RH4 2EZ

Surgery Tel: 01306 883312

MP Since - 1997 Majority - 15,653 Born - 06/04/1946 Married, 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Education - Waimea College, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, Eastman Dental Hospital, University of London.
Previous Occupation - Dental Surgeon.
Personal Overview - Thatcherite former Leader of Wandsworth Borough Council who received a knighthood for services in Local Government (pioneered the privatisation of Local Government Services). Has a keen interest in Education, being a former member of the Education Select Committee and a Governor of two schools. Also involved in Inner City regeneration initiatives, with a particular bias towards Housing issues. He performed competently as an Environment minister during the Major Government, but without his former local government flair, and moved quietly onto the backbenches during the Hague & Duncan Smith years.

Political History - Councillor, Wandsworth Borough Council (1978-94), Leader Wandsworth Borough Council (1983-92), Member for Croydon Central (1992-97), Member of the Education Select Committee (1992-94). Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment (1994-97). Secretary of the Conservative 1922 Committee (2002-06), member of the Executive (2006-7). Member of the Procedure Select Committee (1997-2000, 2001), Transport, Local Government & the Regions Select Committee, Urban Affairs Sub-Committee (2001-02). Member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) Select Committee (2002-06), member of the Communities & Local Government Select Committee (2006-10). Member of the Finance & Services Committee (2010-). Member of the Standards & Privileges Select Committee (2010-).

Characteristics - Right-wing MP who served the Major Government loyally for three years as an Environment Minister. He is said to be a very capable politician with strong roots in Local Government. A free-marketeer who supported total deregulation for Sunday trading.

Business Tel: 020 7219 5018

Email: dukem@parliament.uk

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Interests: Housing,Education & Training,Health,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Finance & Services Committee (Member)
• Standards & Privileges Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Australia and New Zealand (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childcare (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dentistry (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Family Business (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Highway Maintenance (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin (Chairman)
• British-South Pacific Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Stem Cell Transplantation (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Zoos and Aquariums Group (Member)

South East (European Parliament)

Mr Keith Taylor MEP (Green)

MEP Since - 2010 Born - 01/08/1953. Partner (Lizzie).
Education - N/a.
Previous Occupation - Worked in sales (1972-1980). Self-employed/Co-Director of a local business (1980-1999). Regional Liaison Officer for Caroline Lucas MEP (2002-2007).

Personal Overview - Replaced the outgoing Caroline Lucas here in June 2010 after she was successful in her bid to become the Green party's first MP at Westminster. He is an experienced Councillor, having led the Green Group in Brighton for a number of years. He has also shown an interest in foreign affairs issues, as a Councillor was active in campaigning to secure the release of Brighton resident Omar Degayes from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He has also been involved in High Court action supporting families with Autistic children. Within the party, he has been a spokesperson on planning and regeneration as well as a Principal Speaker at the time when the party had not adopted a single leader. He has also been involved in policy development with the party election manifesto. Locally, he he is likely to have gained a good knowledge of his electoral region through his work for his predecessor.

Political History - Councillor, Brighton and Hove City Council (1999-2010). Green Group Leader (2001-08). Chair, Association of Green Councillors (2001-2002). Principal Speaker for the Green Party of England & Wales (2004-2006). Regeneration Spokesperson (2008-10). MEP South East Region (2010-). Member of the Afghanistan Delegation (2010-), Substitute member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (2010-) and the Iran Delegation (2010-). Member of the International Trade Committee (2010-) and the Transport and Tourism Committee (2010-). Substitute member of the Petitions Committee (2010-).

Other Information - Has been a Vice President of the UK’s Local Government Association Group in the European Parliament. Former representative for Brighton and Hove on the UN Peace Messenger City project and a City representative to the Local Government Association.

Intergroups - Member of the LGBT Rights Group.

Business Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45153

Email: keith.taylor@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Environment,Economic Regeneration,Womans Issues,Regional Policy,Conservation

Commitee membership

• Petitions (Substitute)
• Transport & Tourism (Member)
• International Trade (Member)

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