David Tredinnick (politician)
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David Tredinnick
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| Assumed office 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Butler |
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| Majority | 5,319 (42.6%) |
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| Born | January 19, 1950 Worthing, West Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Rebecca Shott |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town St John's College, Oxford |
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick (born 19 January 1950) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.
He is a former officer in the Grenadier Guards and is Member of Parliament for Bosworth (essentially Hinckley and Bosworth) first elected in 1987.
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[edit] Early life
He went to Eton College, then St John's College, Oxford, gaining a MLitt. He then went to the Graduate School of Business at Cape Town University, where he gained an MBA. From 1972-3, he was a trainee at EB Savory Miln & Co stockbrokers, then in 1974 he was an account executive at Quadrant Int in 1974. In 1976, he was a salesman at Kalle Infotech UK, and sales manager at Word Right Word Processing from 1977-8. From 1978-9, he was a consultant at Baird Communications NV, and marketing manager at QI Europe Ltd from 1979-81. He was manager at Malden Mitcham Properties from 1981-7.
[edit] Parliamentary career
He contested Cardiff South and Penarth in 1983. He was once a Parliamentary Private Secretary, but was forced resign and was suspended for 20 days [1] after he was found to have accepted a £1000 bribe to ask questions in Parliament, popularly known as the Cash for questions affair.[2] He has been a Member of Parliament for over 20 years making him one of the most long standing MP's.
[edit] Personal life
He married Rebecca Shott in 1983 and has a daughter (born February 1987) and son (born July 1989). They live in London. It emerged in 2009 that he tried to claim the £125 cost of attending a course on "intimate relationships" through his Parliamentary expenses. He was also found to have used hundreds of pounds of public money on quackery and astrology software, claiming it was for a debate on alternative medicine.[3]
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Adam Courtauld Butler |
Member of Parliament for Bosworth 1987 – present |
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[edit] External links
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Tredinnick MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - David Tredinnick MP
- Biography
- BBC Politics page
