Stephen Crabb

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constituency_MP = Preseli Pembrokeshire
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majority = 607 (1.6%)
predecessor = Jackie Lawrence
successor = Incumbent
term_start = 5 May 2005
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|01|20|df=yes
birth_place = Inverness
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nationality = British
spouse = Béatrice Monnier
party = Conservative
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alma_mater = University of Bristol, London Business School
occupation = Business Consultant
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website = [http://www.stephencrabb.com Stephen Crabb.com site]
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Stephen Crabb (born 20 January 1973) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Preseli Pembrokeshire.

Background

Stephen Crabb was born in Inverness and brought up in council housing in Pembrokeshire. He was educated at the Fenton Infants School, Barn Street Junior School (now both called Fenton Community Primary School) on "Portfield" and Tasker Milward V.C. School in Haverfordwest from 1984-91. He was awarded a BSc (1st) in Politics at the University of Bristol in 1995 and a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School.

Professional career

In 1996 he became a parliamentary affairs officer for the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services, before working at the London Chamber of Commerce in 1998: he left them in 2002 as the policy and campaigns manager. He has been a business consultant since.

Political career

Between 1995 and 96 he acted as a Christian Action Research and Education parliamentary intern. [ [http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/blog_post.asp?id=54345 Church Times - Charity Commission investigates evangelical Parliamentary interns ] ]

He was elected as the chairman of the Southwark North and Bermondsey Conservative Association for two years in 1998 and in the same year was an election monitor in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He unsuccessfully contested the House of Commons seat of Preseli Pembrokeshire at the 2001 General Election but fell 2,946 votes short of removing the sitting Labour MP Jackie Lawrence. He contested the seat again at the 2005 General Election against a new candidate, Sue Hayman, as Lawrence had chosen to retire. Stephen Crabb was elected as the Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire with a majority of just 607 votes and has remained the MP there since. He made his maiden speech on 25 May 2005. [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050525/debtext/50525-21.htm#50525-21_spnew0]

Since his election to parliament he has been a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. His constituency includes St David's, the smallest city in Britain.

He is currently the youngest Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons.

He spoke in favour of government plans to replace Trident in the debate on 14 March 2007.

Attributes

Stephen Crabb is a patron of the Burma Campaign UK, the London based group campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma

Personal life

He married Béatrice Monnier. They have a son (born February 2002) and daughter (born October 2004). He plays rugby for [http://www.rfu.com/CLUBS/portals/candl Commons and Lords RFC] .

References

External links

* [http://www.stephencrabb.com Stephen Crabb MP] official site
* [http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.person.page&personID=81418 Stephen Crabb MP] biography at the site of the Conservative Party
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-11009,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Stephen Crabb MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/stephen_crabb/preseli_pembrokeshire TheyWorkForYou.com - Stephen Crabb MP]
* [http://www.pembrokeshireconservatives.com Pembrokeshire Conservatives]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4087526.stm BBC Meet the MP December 2005]
* [http://publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Stephen_Crabb&mpc=Preseli+Pembrokeshire The Public Whip - Stephen Crabb MP] voting record

Offices held