Members Of Parliament in Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire - Craven Herald

MPs: Neil Carmichael MP; William of Dartmouth MEP;

Stroud (House of Commons)

Mr Neil Carmichael MP (Conservative)

Surgery: 29th August Stroud

The Constituency Office, 38/39 Palace Chambers, London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AJ
31st August
Nympsfield,Eastington


Nympsfield 1100 hrs, Rose and Crown
29th August Stroud
Eastington 1230 hrs, The Old Badger
21st September Painswick, Cranham, Upton

Painswick 1100hrs, The Falcon Inn

Cranham 1230hrs, The Black Horse

Upton 1400hrs, Training Room, Upton Village Hall
25th September Stroud

The Constituency Office, 38/39 Palace Chambers, London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AJ
4th October
Floating Surgery
Saul, Slimbridge, Hardwicke

5th October Stroud

The Constituency Office, 38/39 Palace Chambers, London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AJ
11th October Stroud

The Constituency Office, 38/39 Palace Chambers, London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AJ

Surgery Tel: 01453 751572

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 1,299 Born - 1961. Married, 1 son, 2 daughters.
Education - St Peter's School, York. Nottingham University (Politics).

Previous Occupation - Research Fellow at the University of the West of England. Farmer, producing beef and lamb. Public Affairs Consultant for Strategic Impact. Public Affairs Advisor.

Personal Overview - Has a wide range of experience in his career background, ranging from academic, to the farming and public affairs sectors. Prior to entering Parliament he worked developed investment opportunities in Poland focusing on housing, leisure, sports and regeneration, as well as working with small business incubation and development as well as the promotion of contemporary art. He has also advised on financial matters and has been a visiting lecturer at several Universities teaching British Politics, the Politics of the European Union and Rural Economic Development which has assisted him in developing his political thinking. His political interests include foreign affairs, through his membership of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Foreign Affairs Forum. He also had an interest in the division of Germany into east and west prior to it's unification. He ran a charity (Northumbria Daybreak) in the 1990s associated with adults who have learning difficulties.

Political History - Former County Councillor. General Election candidate for Leeds East (1992) and Stroud (2001). MP Stroud (2010-). Member of the Education Select Committee (2010-). Member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee (2010-).

Characteristics - Has been Governor of Stroud College and Governor of Randwick School. Has been a member of the Severn Vale Rotary Club.

Business Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: neil.carmichael.mp@parliament.uk

Interests: Environment,Agriculture,Business & Finance,European Issues,Foreign Affairs,Education & Training,Health,Rural

Commitee membership

• Education Committee (Member)
• Environmental Audit Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bullying (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education Governance and Leadership (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Fuel for Motorists and Hauliers (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Member)
• Health Group (Associate Group) (Secretary)
• Libraries Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Packaging Manufacturing Industry (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Regeneration through Innovation (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular Disease (Chairman)

South West (European Parliament)

Earl William of Dartmouth MEP (UK Independence)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 23/09/49. 10th Earl of Dartmouth.
Education - Eton. Christchurch College, Oxford. Harvard Business School.
Previous Occupation - Chartered Accountant, working in the United Arab Emirates (1975-77). Worked in the US for 6 years before returning to work in the UK in 1983 in finance, property and communications. Director, Hanson Transport. Chairman and Founder of Kirklees Cable.

Personal Overview - Former Conservative Peer who defected to the UK Independence party successfully gained election to the European Parliament at the 2009 elections. From a background in accountancy, he has worked in several countries, including the United Arab Emirates and US. A former Hereditary Peer, he lost his seat in the House of Lords in November 1999 in the Lords reforms of that year. Having reinvented himself as a UK Independence member he has the opportunity to use his accountancy skills to highlight any financial issues within the EU.

Political History - General Election candidate (Conservative) for Leigh (February 1974), Stockport South (October 1974). Succeeded his father to became a member of the House of Lords (1997-99). European Parliament candidate (1999). Joined the UK Independence Party (2007). Current prospective parliamentary candidate for Exeter. MEP South West Region (2009-). Member of the Committee on International Trade (2009-). Substitute member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Other Information - At Oxford he was elected Secretary of the Oxford Union.
Intergroups - N/a.

Business Tel: 32(0)2 28 49735

Email: william.dartmouth@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance

Commitee membership

• Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
• International Trade (Member)

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