- Lee Scott (UK politician)
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name = Lee Scott
honorific-suffix = MP
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constituency_MP2 = Ilford North
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majority2 = 1,653 (3.8%)
predecessor2 =Linda Perham
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term_start2 =5 May 2005
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birth_date =April 6 ,1956
birth_place = West Ham,London
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nationality = British
spouse = Estelle
party = Conservative
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children = Five
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website = [http://www.leescott.co.uk/ www.leescott.co.uk]
footnotes =Lee Scott (born
April 6 ,1956 ) is a Britishpolitician . He is the ConservativeMember of Parliament for Ilford North.Early life
Born in the
East End of London , Scott attended Clarkes College, [cite web
title =Ilford North
publisher = UKPollingReport
url = http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/ilfordnorth
accessdate =2008-02-10 ] a private school inIlford which closed in 1978, [cite web
last = Button
first = Peter
title = On The Lookout For Old Clarkonians
work = This is local London
publisher = Newsquest Media Group
date = 1999-04-17
url = http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/archive/display.var.91583.0.on_the_lookout_for_old_clarkonians.php
accessdate =2008-02-10 ] and theLondon College of Distributive Trades . [cite web
title = Meet the MP: Lee Scott
work = BBC News
publisher = BBC
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4720771.stm
accessdate =2008-02-10 ] From 1972-82, he was a Director of Scott & Fishell. He was a sales executive for Toshiba from 1982-4, for ITT from 1984-6, and for NKR from 1986-8. From 1988-98, he was Campaign Director for the United Jewish Israel Appeal.He became a professional fundraiser for several notable charities, and has also volunteered with
Victim Support . He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Waveney in the 2001 general election but failed to win the seat. He has been a councillor on theLondon Borough of Redbridge for several years.Member of Parliament
In the 2005 general election, Scott won the Ilford North seat, ousting the sitting Labour MP
Linda Perham . In Parliament he has joined theCornerstone Group of socially conservative MPs and has also voted consistently to ban smoking in public places.Scott has a special interest in
autism and presented aPrivate Member's Bill to Parliament dealing with the care of autistic children once they reached adulthood. He is also a member of the Select Committee on transport.Personal life
Scott married Estelle Kins and has three daughters and two sons. He supports
Leyton Orient F.C. .References
External links
* [http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.person.page&personID=42675 Lee Scott MP] biography at the site of the Conservative Party
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Lee+Scott/ ePolitix.com - Lee Scott]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-6169,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Lee Scott MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/lee_scott/ilford_north TheyWorkForYou.com - Lee Scott MP]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Lee_Scott&mpc=Ilford+North The Public Whip - Lee Scott MP] voting record
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