Philip Dunne (politician)

Philip Dunne (politician)

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constituency_MP = Ludlow
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term_start = 5 May 2005
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majority = 2,027 (4.4%)
predecessor = Matthew Green
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nationality = British
spouse = Domenica Dunne
party = Conservative
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alma_mater = Keble College, Oxford
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Philip Martin Dunne (born August 14, 1958) is a British politician and the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Ludlow.

Philip Dunne, son of Sir Thomas Dunne, KG, KCVO, the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire (the son of Philip Russell Rendel Dunne), was born in Ludlow and educated at Abberley Hall, followed by Eton and Keble College, Oxford, where he was awarded a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He has been a farmer since 1987, and was elected as a councillor on the South Shropshire District Council in 2001, he became the Conservative leader 2003–2005. He was also elected as the secretary of the Ludlow Conservative Association for a year in 2001.

He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 General Election for Ludlow when he unseated the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP, Matthew Green. Dunne regained the seat for the Conservatives, the seat having been lost at the 2001 General Election, by 2,027 votes and remains the MP. He made his maiden speech on June 8, 2005. [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050608/debtext/50608-27.htm#50608-27_spnew5] Since his election he has been a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, and in 2006 he was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee.

He is married to Domenica and they have two sons and two daughters. As well as farming, Dunne has also worked in banking and has experience of working in New York and Hong Kong. He also helped start up Ottakar's bookshop. He was born and bred in and around Ludlow and has a keen interest in diabetes research

Conservative leadership election 2005

Just before the Conservative leadership election of 2005, he balloted his constituents about whom he should vote for in the contest. Following on from this ballot Dunne announced that he would be supporting David Cameron and was also Chairman of Cameron's campaign in Shropshire.

External links

* [http://www.philipdunne.com Homepage of Philip Dunne MP]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-9285,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Philip Dunne MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/philip_dunne/ludlow TheyWorkForYou.com - Philip Dunne MP]
* [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050608/debtext/50608-27.htm#50608-27_spnew5 Maiden speech] in the House of Commons on 8th June 2005.
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Philip_Dunne&mpc=Ludlow The Public Whip - Philip Dunne MP]


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