John Mark Taylor
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John Mark Taylor is a solicitor and former politician in the United Kingdom
. He was the Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Solihull
from 1983 to 2005, before losing his seat to Lorely Burt
of the Liberal Democrats
by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election
. He had previously been an Member of the European Parliament
and leader of West Midlands County Council
. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1983, and served as a junior minister under John Major
.
and the College of Law
. He was a Senior Partner in John Taylor & Co. solicitors.
He began his career in the Solihull
County Borough Council in 1971, then went on to the West Midlands Metropolitan County Council in 1973. He became Leader of the Opposition in 1975, Leader of the Council in 1977 and Deputy Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities in 1978.
in February and October 1974.
Taylor was elected to the European Parliament
for Midlands East in 1979, and served as the Conservatives' European Spokesman on the Community Budget from 1979-81. He was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Group in the European Parliament from 1981-2.
Elected as MP for Solihull in 1983, he held the seat for the subsequent four General Elections. He became Secretary of the Conservative Back Bench Committee on European Affairs in 1983, member of the Select Committee on the Environment from 1983-7, as well as Vice Chairman of the Conservative Back Bench Committee on Sport.
He served as an Assistant Government Whip from 1988-9, a Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury
from 1989 to 1990 and Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household
from 1990-2.
From 1992-5, Taylor was Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor
's Department, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
at the Department of Trade and Industry from 1995-7, and then a delegate Member of the Council of Europe
and Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Parliamentary Committees on Trade and Industry and Legal Affairs. He served in the Conservative Whips Office from 1997-9, and became a Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland
in 1999.
He narrowly lost his Solihull seat to the Liberal Democrat
Lorely Burt
in a surprise result in the May 2005 General Election.
United Kingdom
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. He was the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Solihull
Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)
Solihull is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
from 1983 to 2005, before losing his seat to Lorely Burt
Lorely Burt
Lorely Jane Burt is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Solihull.-Early life:She went to University College, Swansea, achieving a BSc in Economics...
of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
. He had previously been an Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
and leader of West Midlands County Council
West Midlands County Council
The West Midlands County Council was, from 1974 to 1986, the upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands county, a metropolitan county in England....
. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1983, and served as a junior minister under John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
.
Early life
He went to the independent Bromsgrove SchoolBromsgrove School
Bromsgrove School, founded in 1553, is a co-educational independent school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. The school has a long history and many notable former pupils.-History:...
and the College of Law
The College of Law
The College of Law of England and Wales is a private educational institution in England and a registered charity which provides legal education for students and professionals.-20th century:...
. He was a Senior Partner in John Taylor & Co. solicitors.
He began his career in the Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
County Borough Council in 1971, then went on to the West Midlands Metropolitan County Council in 1973. He became Leader of the Opposition in 1975, Leader of the Council in 1977 and Deputy Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities in 1978.
Parliamentary career
He contested Dudley EastDudley East (UK Parliament constituency)
Dudley East was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system....
in February and October 1974.
Taylor was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
for Midlands East in 1979, and served as the Conservatives' European Spokesman on the Community Budget from 1979-81. He was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Group in the European Parliament from 1981-2.
Elected as MP for Solihull in 1983, he held the seat for the subsequent four General Elections. He became Secretary of the Conservative Back Bench Committee on European Affairs in 1983, member of the Select Committee on the Environment from 1983-7, as well as Vice Chairman of the Conservative Back Bench Committee on Sport.
He served as an Assistant Government Whip from 1988-9, a Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
from 1989 to 1990 and Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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from 1990-2.
From 1992-5, Taylor was Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
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's Department, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
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at the Department of Trade and Industry from 1995-7, and then a delegate Member of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
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and Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Parliamentary Committees on Trade and Industry and Legal Affairs. He served in the Conservative Whips Office from 1997-9, and became a Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1999.
He narrowly lost his Solihull seat to the Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
Lorely Burt
Lorely Burt
Lorely Jane Burt is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Solihull.-Early life:She went to University College, Swansea, achieving a BSc in Economics...
in a surprise result in the May 2005 General Election.