Members Of Parliament in Bromley - News Shopper

MPs: Bob Stewart MP; James Cleverly AM; Marina Yannakoudakis MEP;

Beckenham (House of Commons)

Mr Bob Stewart MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Beckenham Conservative Association
31 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent BR3 4PR

Surgery Tel: 020 8650 1944

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 17,784 Born - 1950.
Education - Boarding School. Officer training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. University of Wales, Aberystwyth (International Politics, First Class Degree 1973).

Previous Occupation - Commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment. Promoted to Lieutenant (1971). Promoted to Captain (1975). Served in Northern Ireland as an Intelligence Officer and Company Commander (promoted to rank of Major). Lieutenant
Colonel (1987). Military Assistant to the highest ranking officer in NATO. First British Commander of the United Nations Forces in Bosnia (1992-93). Promoted to Colonel. Chief of Policy at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers of Europe. On leaving the military in 1996, worked in Public Relations for Hill & Knowlton (UK) Ltd as a Senior Consultant (1996-98). Managing Director, Worldspace (UK) Ltd (1998-2001). Freelance writer, broadcaster and lecturer.

Personal Overview - A former British Commander in Bosnia, he inherited this safe Conservative seat from the retiring Jacqui Lait at the 2010 election. Had a long and successful military career before first coming into the public eye during the UN involvement in Bosnia in the early 1990s, where he was a regular contributer to the media earning him the nickname 'Bosnia Bob'. Following on from his military career he moved into Public Relations and followed this up by becoming Managing Director of Worldspace (UK) Ltd, which was active establishing satellite broadcasting across the world. His political experience stems from his military career, where he had briefed Prime Ministers since the time of Ted Heath in the early 1970s as well his work as a public affairs consultant in the mid/late 1990s. He holds one of the safest Conservative seats in the country and is likely to be a source of advice to any Conservative Government on International Defence issues.

Political History - Beckenham (2010-). Member of the Defence Select Committee (2010-).

Characteristics - Received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) (1993). His father was a signaller in RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.

Business Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: bob.stewart.mp@parliament.uk

Interests: Overseas Development,Defence,Foreign Affairs,Health

Commitee membership

• Defence Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces (Member)
• UK-Bahrain Group (Vice Chairman)
• Cambodia Group (Member)
• Digital Economy Group (Member)
• British-Iraq Group (Member)
• Kurdistan Region in Iraq Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Reserve Forces and Cadets (Member)

Bexley and Bromley (Greater London Authority)

Mr James Cleverly AM (Conservative)

GLA Member Since - 2008 Majority - 47,768 Born - 1969. Married, 2 sons.
Education - Colfe's School for Boys, London. Thames Valley University (Business Degree).

Previous Occupation - First National Bank PLC - New Business Executive (1994-95). Dominion Press Ltd - Sales Executive (1995-96). VNU Business Publications Ltd - Sales Development Manager (1996-2002). Informa Professional - International Advertising Manager (2002-03). British Army - mobilized in support of Operation Telic (2004). Crimson Business - Group Advertising Manager (2005-06). Caspian Publishing - Online Commercial Manager (2006-07). Point & Fire Media Ltd - Commercial Director and owner (2007-). Officer in the Territorial Army, rising to the rank of Major. Commanded the 266 (para) Battery Royal Artillery (Volunteers) until 2005.

Personal Overview - Achieved election to the London Assembly after serving his time as a party candidate in both local and national elections. Has a career background working in the publishing sector, having worked with a number of business organisations including the CBI to produce magazines, events and websites to help growing businesses and entrepreneurs. Entered politics relatively recently, joining the Conservative Party in 2000. His political interests include home affairs and community cohesion.

Political History - Candidate for Lewisham Council (2002). Conservative General Election candidate for Lewisham East in 2005. Candidate for Elected Mayor of Lewisham (2006). GLA Member Bexley & Bromley (2008-). Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (2008-), member of the Transport Committee (2008-11), member of the Budget and Performance Committee (2008-09), member of the Environment Committee (2008-), member of the Health and Public Services Committee (2008), Chairman (2008-11). Chairman of the Waste and Recycling Board (2010-). Member of the Business Management and Administration Committee (2011-). Member of the Planning and Housing Committee (2011-). Member of the Time for Action Panel (2011-). Member of the Police and Crime Committee (2011-).

Other Information - Joined the Territorial Army in 1989, an officer since 1991. Member of the Bow Group and donor to the CSJ. He completed the 2001 London Marathon and has both played and coached Rugby. Has an interest in the Triathlon.

All Party Groups - N/a.

Business Tel: 020 7983 6571

Email: james.cleverly@london.gov.uk

Interests: Community Cohesion,Defence,Publishing,Home Affairs

Commitee membership

• Time for Action Panel (Member)
• Environment Committee (Member)
• Planning and Housing Committee (Member)
• Business Management and Administration Committee (Member)

London (European Parliament)

Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (Conservative)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 16/04/1956. Married, 3 children.
Education - Brunel University, BSC in Government, Politics and Modern History. Open University, MA in Education.
Previous Occupation - Financial Director of a family business (pan-European).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament from third place on the London Conservative Party list. Has been involved running a small business for over 23 years with experience negotiating in in Europe on behalf of her UK clients. She has campaigned to reduce regulation on business, reducing EU waste and fraud and on the sensible managing of migration. She also has experience raising funds for charity, as a former Chair of the Mayor of Barnet's Charity Appeal 2005/06 raising money for the mental health charity MIND.

Political History - Councillor, London Borough of Barnet. Has been Deputy Chairman of Chipping Barnet Conservative Association. MEP London Region (2009-). Membe rof the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-). Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-). Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (2009-). Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (2009-).

Other Information - School Governor. She was a Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students at Brunel University and Chairperson for Communications on it's Student Union Executive. In her spare time she plays the saxophone and produces her own sculptures which she donates to charity.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance,Small Business,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member)

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