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Julian Huppert MP 
Member of Parliament
for CambridgeIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by David Howarth Majority 6,792 (13.5%) Personal details Born 21 July 1978
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandPolitical party Liberal Democrats Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge Occupation Politician Profession Academic, Scientist Julian Leon Huppert[1] (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Cambridge since 2010.[2] He succeeded the previously elected David Howarth, who stood down after one term.[3]
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Early life and academia
The son of two academics (his father is the Australian-born geophysicist Herbert Huppert), Huppert has lived in Cambridge since he was a small child. Having attended The Perse School in the city, Huppert went on to study at Cambridge University, completing a BA (2000) and then a PhD (2005) in Biological Chemistry at Trinity College. He was elected a Junior Research Fellow of Trinity in 2004, and became a fellow of Clare College in 2009 (the College at which the previous Liberal Democrat MP for the city, David Howarth, was a member). He is also a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and the Institute of Physics (MInstP). He worked as a research scientist studying the structures of DNA as well as tutoring students.[4]
Councillor
During his eight years serving as a County Councillor for Cambridge's East Chesterton area,[5] Huppert helped open Brown's Field Community Centre, chaired the Cambridge Traffic Management Committee and served on the Regional Assembly. His interests in internationalism, the UN and human rights have led him to his position on the National Council of Liberty, formerly the National Council for Civil Liberties, from which he has since stood down.[6]
Member of Parliament
Soon after his election as MP, in an interview with the BBC's Today, Huppert stated, regarding negotiations with the Conservative party on possible deals to form a coalition, that whilst he found it "very hard to see how a deal could leave out electoral reform [...] if we got all the rest of our manifesto I'd probably live with that".[7] Huppert is one of the vice-chairs for the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group,[8] Cycling and Refugees, is vice-chair for Local Government and for Digital Economy, and treasurer on Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
He has campaigned in Parliament on many issues, including the need to scrap Britain’s nuclear weapons, and championing the cause of science and evidence-based policies.
He also sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee.[9]
An anti-fees campaigner for over 15 years, he was one of the 21 Liberal Democrats who voted against any increase in fees;[10] and he tabled his own amendment to completely phase out all student fees, but it was unsuccessful.[11][12] Huppert voted in favour of the replacing of the Education Maintenance Allowance for 6th Formers.[13]
In a poll of Lib Dem party members by Lib Dem Voice, released on the twelfth of January 2011, Huppert was named as the most impressive new Liberal Democrat MP elected in the 2010 election.[14]
References
- ^ London Gazette (2010-05-13): List of members returned to serve in Parliament at the general election 2010
- ^ "Election candidates to clash at public debate". Cambridge News. 9 February 2010. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Electioncandidatestoclashatpublicdebate.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "Lib Dems pick new city candidate". BBC News. 17 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8464354.stm.
- ^ University of Cambridge: Dr Julian Huppert: Research Councils UK Academic Fellow in Computational Biology: Biophysics and Bioinformatics of Nucleic Acids
- ^ "Cambridgeshire County Council Elections". Cix. http://www.cix.co.uk/~rosenstiel/camelect/county1.htm#ECH. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ Liberty: Members of the National Council
- ^ "Redwood: Minority government 'easier' for Tories". BBC Today Programme: 04.30/05.00 onwards. 2010-05-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8671000/8671777.stm.
- ^ "All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group". British Humanist Association. http://www.humanism.org.uk/about/apphg. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Home Affairs Committee - membership". UK Parliament. http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/home-affairs-committee/membership/. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Tuition fees: How Liberal Democrat MPs voted". BBC. 2010-12-09. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11964669. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Huppert calls for tuition fees to be phased out completely". Julianhuppert.org.uk. http://www.julianhuppert.org.uk/content/huppert-calls-tuition-fees-be-phased-out-completely. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Cambridge Universities | Cambridge University & Anglia Ruskin News | Miliband's call to Lib Dems over tuition fee vote". Cambridge-news.co.uk. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Universities/Milibands-call-to-Lib-Dems-over-tuition-fee-vote.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Voting Record — Julian Huppert MP, Cambridge". "http://www.publicwhip.org.uk". 19th January 2011. http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/40142&showall=yes#divisions. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "LDV survey: The new Lib Dem MPs who’ve impressed party members the most". Lib Dem Voice. http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-survey-the-new-lib-dem-mps-whove-impressed-party-members-the-most-22730.html. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
External links
- Julian Huppert MP official constituency website
- Profile at the Liberal Democrats
- Cambridge Liberal Democrats
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
David HowarthMember of Parliament for Cambridge
2010–presentIncumbent Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
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- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Fellows of Clare College, Cambridge
- Liberal Democrat (UK) councillors
- Liberal Democrat (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- UK MPs 2010–
- People from Cambridge
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