Aidan Burley
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Aidan Burley is a British
Conservative Party
politician. He was elected Member of Parliament
for Cannock Chase
in 2010.
, New Zealand
to British parents, living there for several months before moving to the United Kingdom. He was educated at West House School, Birmingham
, King Edward's School
, Edgbaston
and St John's College
, Oxford
. He went on to work with government departments as a management consultant and worked for Philip Hammond
before joining Management Consultants. He was an officer of OUCA. He stood as a Conservative in 1997 in his school mock election. He went on to work with the Home Office and the NHS as a management consultant, and also worked for Philip Hammond and Nick Herbert
when they were shadow ministers. He was also a Conservative Councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham.
for Cannock Chase
in the 2010 general election with a majority of 3,195.
He has been a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since 2010. Mr Burley was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt. Hon Philip Hammond MP, who was then Secretary of State for Transport
, on 12 January 2011.
Having previously given an undertaking to support the contentious backbencher motion for a referendum with regard to the UK's continuing membership of the EU, he performed a volte face at the time of the vote having met an American businessman who represented a 'major employer in my constituency' earlier that day.[6]
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. He was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:...
in 2010.
Early life
Burley was born in AucklandAuckland
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, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to British parents, living there for several months before moving to the United Kingdom. He was educated at West House School, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, King Edward's School
King Edward's School, Birmingham
King Edward's School is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, and is widely regarded as one of the most academically successful schools in the country, according to...
, Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
and St John's College
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
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. He went on to work with government departments as a management consultant and worked for Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond MP is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the current Defence Secretary in the Coalition government led by David Cameron, having succeeded Liam Fox on 14 October 2011...
before joining Management Consultants. He was an officer of OUCA. He stood as a Conservative in 1997 in his school mock election. He went on to work with the Home Office and the NHS as a management consultant, and also worked for Philip Hammond and Nick Herbert
Nick Herbert
Nicholas Le Quesne "Nick" Herbert is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs...
when they were shadow ministers. He was also a Conservative Councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Parliamentary career
Burley was elected to the House of Commons as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:...
in the 2010 general election with a majority of 3,195.
He has been a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since 2010. Mr Burley was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt. Hon Philip Hammond MP, who was then Secretary of State for Transport
Secretary of State for Transport
The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. The role has had a high turnover as new appointments are blamed for the failures of decades of their predecessors...
, on 12 January 2011.
Having previously given an undertaking to support the contentious backbencher motion for a referendum with regard to the UK's continuing membership of the EU, he performed a volte face at the time of the vote having met an American businessman who represented a 'major employer in my constituency' earlier that day.[6]
External links
- Aidan Burley MP official website
- Aidan Burley MP Conservative Party profile
- Commons Hansard contributions 2010-11
- Aidan Burley profile at New StatesmanNew StatesmanNew Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
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