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George Eustice MP Member of Parliament
for Camborne and RedruthIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by Constituency Created Majority 66 (0.2%) Personal details Born 28 September 1971
Penzance, Cornwall[1]Nationality British Political party Conservatives Spouse(s) Katy Taylor-Richards[2] Website Official Website Charles George Eustice (28 September 1971, Cornwall)[3] is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Camborne and Redruth. The Liberal Democrat candidate, Julia Goldsworthy had been the MP for the Falmouth and Camborne Constituency, covering some of the territory of the new constituency.[4]
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Early life
Eustice is the son of Paul and Adele Eustice.[5]
Eustice went to Truro Cathedral School and Truro School, followed by Cornwall College at Pool. He was a member of Cornwall Athletic Club based at Carn Brea and ran for the county cross-country team for many years and still runs regularly to keep fit.[6]
Before entering politics, he worked for nine years in the family business, Trevaskis Fruit Farm near Connor Downs.[5]
Political career
Eustice stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for the UK Independence Party in the South West of England during the 1999 European Elections. He then went on to work as Campaign Director for the anti-euro 'No Campaign'. Whilst the project had strong links to Conservative Central Office, it aimed to be de-politicised in order to appeal to a broad spectrum of the population, inviting Labour MP's who spoke out against the euro, such as Kate Hoey to join the campaign.[7] Eustice then became Head of Press under Conservative Party leader Michael Howard during the 2005 General Election. He was later Press Secretary for current leader David Cameron from June 2005 until the end of 2008,[8] being part of his campaign team during the leadership contest. He was succeeded by Andy Coulson.
On leaving Cameron's office, George Eustice worked for Portland Communications, a public affairs company.[9] In September 2009, PR Week magazine published a "Soapbox" article by Eustice on the future of Public Relations. At that time he was still Associate Director of Portland.[10] He is no longer listed as a member of that company's staff.[11]
George Eustice made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 24 June 2010.[12] He played a "key role" in the Conservative Party's opposition to the Alternative Voting system referendum in 2011.[13]
In September 2011, he argued that Cornwall's heritage should be administered by a Cornish organisation rather than English Heritage.[14]
References
- ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251107/
- ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110124/part2.htm
- ^ Truro School Reunited: Eustice, Mr Charles George, www.webalumnus.com (registration required). Retrieved on 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Election 2010: Camborne and Redruth". BBC Election 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a87.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ a b Trevaskis Fruit Farm official website
- ^ "George Eustice Profile". Camborne and Redruth Conservative Website. http://www.camborneredruthconservatives.com/index.php?sectionid=7. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Euro 'No Campaign'". BBC News Online. 31 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2010414.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ PR Week article on 2 December 2008 "Conservative Party plans to axe external relations team"
- ^ "Tory former press secretary George Eustice joins Portland", by James Robinson - guardian.co.uk, Friday 27 March 2009 online
- ^ PR Week article by Eustice 25 September 2009
- ^ Portland Communications staff list
- ^ Hansard HC Deb, 24 June 2010, c498
- ^ "Tories pick anti-euro campaigners to lead 'no to AV' referendum drive: Lord Leach of Fairford and George Eustice of Business for Sterling to play key roles while Conservative leadership takes backseat" by Nicholas Watt, The Guardian", 5 July 2010.
- ^ This is Cornwall - Heritage is not English; it's ours - 29 September 2011
External links
- George Eustice MP official constituency website
- George's Online Diary
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Camborne and Redruth Incumbent Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- United Kingdom Independence Party politicians
- People educated at Cornwall College
- Old Truronians
- People from Penzance
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