Ian Taylor (UK politician)

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name = Ian Taylor
honorific-suffix = MBE, MP


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constituency_MP = Esher and Walton
Esher (1987-1997)
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term_start = 11 June 1987
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majority = 7,727 (16.1%)
predecessor = Carol Mather
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birth_place = Coventry, England
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nationality = British
spouse = Carole Alport
party = Conservative
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alma_mater = Keele University
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Ian Colin Taylor MBE (born 18 April 1945) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Esher and Walton since 1997 and was previously MP for Esher from 1987.

Early life

He went to Whitley Abbey School on "Abbey Road" in Coventry. He studied at Keele University, receiving a BA (Hons) in Economics, Politics and Modern History in 1967. He then did research at the London School of Economics. In 1969, he joined Hill Samuel & Co. In 1971, he became the manager of the European Department at Stirling & Co. From 1975-8, he lived in Paris. He worked as a Director for Mathercourt Securities Ltd from 1980-91. He is an Associate of the [http://www.uksip.org UK Society of Investment Professionals] and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.

Political career

He served as Minister for Science and Technology under John Major from 1994 to 1997. He is an ally of Kenneth Clarke, although in the 2005 Conservative leadership contest he backed David Davis.

Taylor is known for his pro-EU links (Chairman of the European Movement 2000-2004 and member of Britain in Europe council until 2005. He now chairs the Conservative Group for Europe.) These views are at odds now with his generally-Eurosceptic Conservative Party.

He specialises in science and technology issues - he chairs the Conservative policy group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. He is also on the ippr Commission on National Security.

Since 1997, he has been a non-executive director of or adviser to various companies (see Register of Members' Interests). These now include Next Fifteen Communications plc, Petards Group plc, Avanti Communications plc and AXA-Framlington Limited.

Personal life

He has two sons (Arthur, born December 1977, and Ralph, born May 1980) from his marriage on June 17th 1974 to (Lavender Lilias) Carole Alport (born December 1950 and daughter of Baron Cuthbert Alport).

Award

in 2008 he was the winner of the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Individual Achievement. This was for his work in promoting UK space activity, including his position as co-chair of the Parliamentary Space Committee, and also for his efforts to promote the uptake of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in UK education.

External links

* [http://www.iantaylormp.com Ian Taylor MBE MP] official site
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Ian+Taylor ePolitix.com - Ian Taylor MP]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-5117,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ian Taylor MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/ian_taylor/esher_and_walton TheyWorkForYou.com - Ian Taylor MP]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Ian_Taylor&mpc=Esher+%26amp%3B+Walton The Public Whip - Ian Taylor MP] voting record
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/243.stm BBC News - Ian Taylor MP] profile 15 February, 2005