Jason McCartney (politician)
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Jason Alexander McCartney (born 29 January 1968) is a British
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 Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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 politician who serves as the Member of Parliament
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 (MP) for Colne Valley
Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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 in West Yorkshire
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.

Early career

McCartney served an officer in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
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 for nine years, fulfilling tours in Las Vegas, Turkey and Iraq. After reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant
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, he resigned his commission.

After studying for a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism, McCartney worked as a reporter for BBC Radio Leeds
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, notably interviewing Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam in 1997. From 1998 he worked as a presenter on ITV
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's Calendar News.

McCartney stood as a Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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 candidate for the Pudsey ward of Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council
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 in 2006.

Member of Parliament

He was selected as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for the Colne Valley in March 2007. He stood in the 2010 general election taking the seat with a majority of 4,837.
McCartney gave his maiden speech on 17 June 2010 in a debate on the economy, expressing his support for local rural Post Office
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s.
He was one of the few Conservative members of Parliament who voted against an increase to the cap on University Tuition fees.

Personal life

McCartney lives in Honley
Honley
Honley is a large village in West Yorkshire, England near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield situated on the banks of the River Holme in the Holme Valley. In 2001 it had a population of 5,897 according to the census.-Education:...

 and has two children. He supports Huddersfield Town FC.

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