- Anna Soubry
Anna Soubry, (born in
1956 ,Worksop ,Nottinghamshire ) is a British Conservative Party politician and prospective parliamentary candidate. She is a single mother of two children.Professional career
She graduated in law from the
University of Birmingham in 1979. [ [http://www.publications.bham.ac.uk/birmingham_magazine/b_magazine2000/that.html That's where you are!] ,Birmingham University ,2000-10-01 , accessed on2007-03-12 ] . She was a journalist from 1981 until 1995 and also reported & presented several regional and networked TV programmes includingGrampian Television 'sNorth Tonight in the North of Scotland and theEast Midlands regional news programme ,Central News East . [ [http://www.kch.co.uk/barristers/profile.asp?profileid=84 Profile:Anna Soubry] , "KCH Barristers"] She was called tothe bar in 1995 and is a member of the Criminal Bar Association.Political career
She was involved in student politics in the 1970s, becoming the only conservative member of the
National Union of Students ' executive committee. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article690927.ece Dave's dolls revive Tory faith in the elite list] , "The Times ",2006-07-22 , accessed on2007-03-12 ]She was the Conservative Party candidate for the Gedling constituency in the
United Kingdom general election of 2005 . During the campaign she said she was "ashamed" of living in Nottingham as it had a bad reputation for crime. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/4012263.stm Political battle rages on leaflet] , "BBC ",2004-11-15 , accessed on2008-03-12 ] .She was chosen as an "A List" candidate and in 2006 she was selected for the nearby Broxtowe Parliamentary seat. [ [http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/07/anna_soubry_sel.html Anna Soubry selected for Broxtowe] , "
Conservative Home ",2006-07-18 , accessed on2008-03-12 ] She has said she supported the legalisation ofcannabis [ [http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/cannabis/news/notts_mp_make_cannabis_legal Notts MP: Make Cannabis Legal] , "This is Nottingham" via "The Hempire",2006-09-10 ]References
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