Andrew Lansley
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| Leader | Michael Howard David Cameron |
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| Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
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Member of Parliament
for South Cambridgeshire |
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| Assumed office 2 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 11,731 (28.3%) |
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| Born | 11 December 1956 Hornchurch, Essex |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | David Lansley |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
Andrew David Lansley, CBE, (born 11 December 1956) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire. He was first elected in the 1997 general election.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Hornchurch, Essex, Lansley was educated at Brentwood School and the University of Exeter, gaining a BA in Politics. His father, Thomas, was a pathologist, co-founder of the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine and chair the Institute of Medical Laboratory Scientists.[2] Before politics Lansley was a civil servant. He worked for Norman Tebbit in 1984 as his private secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry. This encompassed the period of the IRA's Brighton hotel bombing at the Conservative Party Conference in which Tebbit was seriously injured. Lansley and others are praised by Tebbit for their support at that time.
Lansley went on to became more fully involved in politics. In 1990 was appointed to run the Conservative Research Department. He remained there until after the successful 1992 election. He suffered a minor stroke in 1992, but made a full recovery save from permanently losing his sense of "fine balance" and now cannot ski.
[edit] Member of Parliament
He then sought to enter parliament himself and was selected for the South Cambridgeshire seat where he was subsequently elected as an MP in 1997.
At the 2001 election he again took on a strategy role as a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party. As part of his duties Shadow Ministers had to clear the timing of their announcements with Lansley. He would fit to them into a timetable that became known as the 'Stalingrid'. The 2001 election was not a success for the Conservative Party and the then-leader, William Hague, resigned in its wake. Iain Duncan Smith, the new leader, offered Lansley a position after the election but was turned down and, until Michael Howard became leader, Lansley was a backbencher.
[edit] Shadow Cabinet
However with Howard's election he soon returned to the Conservative frontbench. He currently serves as the Shadow Secretary of State for Health. In his post he has developed policies centred on using choice to improve the National Health Service. He is the author of a chapter in The Future of the NHS (2006) (ISBN 1-85811-369-5).
[edit] Obesity Controversy
Andrew Lansley has also gone on record as saying "people who see more fat people around them may themselves be more likely to gain weight. Young people who think many of their friends binge-drink are likely to do so themselves."[3]
[edit] Recession Controversy
Andrew Lansley wrote a blog entry on the Conservative Party website on 25th November 2008, which claimed the "good things" from a recession included people being able to spend more time with their families. [4]. He was later forced to apologise[5].
[edit] Expenses Controversy
In the 2009 Disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament, Lansley was accused of 'flipping', or redesignating, his second home, after claiming for renovation of a rural cottage prior to selling it. It is claimed that he then 'flipped' his second home designation to a London flat, and claimed thousands of pounds for furniture. Lansley responded to the claims by stating that his claims were "within the rules".[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin Noticeboard". House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 19 June 2004. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmwib/wb040619/notifi.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Lansley reflects on 60 years of the NHS". Health Service Journal. http://www.hsj.nhs60.co.uk/page.cfm/link=32. Retrieved on 2008-10-08.
- ^ No excuse for obesity, claim Tories, PA News, 27 Aug 2008
- ^ http://www.recessmonkey.com/2008/11/25/lost-your-job-well-at-least-you-will-see-more-of-your-family/
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7748085.stm
- ^ Rayner, Gordon. "Daily Telegraph: Andrew Lansley (11 May 2009)". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5305406/Andrew-Lansley-sold-home-after-expenses-renovations.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
[edit] External links
- Andrew Lansley CBE MP official site
- Conservative Party - Andrew Lansley MP official biography
- ePolitix.com - Andrew Lansley profile
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew Lansley MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Andrew Lansley MP
- The Public Whip - Andrew Lansley MP voting record
- BBC News - Andrew Lansley profile 10 February, 2005
- Open Directory Project - Andrew Lansley directory category
- The Future of the NHS
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire 1997 – present |
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| Preceded by Tim Yeo |
Shadow Secretary of State for Health 2004 – present |
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