Andrew Richard Rosindell (born March 17, 1966) is a British Conservative Member of Parliament for Romford. He is also a director of the European Foundation. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Post code : rm scum Romford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The European Foundation is a leading Eurosceptic think tank based in the United Kingdom. ...

He was born in Romford, and attended Rise Park and then Marshall's Park schools. Before entering politics on a full-time basis, he was a freelance journalist and public relations consultant. He was chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1993 to 1994. He was chairman of the International Young Democrat Union from 1998 to 2002. Romford is a large suburban town in east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Public relations (PR) is the business, organizational, philanthropic, or social function of managing communication between an organization and its audiences. ... The Young Conservatives were the youth wing of Britains Conservative Party. ... The International Young Democrat Union is an international grouping of conservative, classical liberal and Christian democratic youth organisations. ...

Before becoming an MP he was a local councillor in Romford on Havering Council, winning the Chase Cross and Havering-atte-Bower ward from the Liberal Democrats in 1990. In 1998 he took an 81% share of the vote, a record for a Conservative in a London borough. The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in East London, England and forms part of Outer London. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

After unsuccessful attempts to win seats in Glasgow and Thurrock, Rosindell finally reached Parliament in the 2001 UK general election, defeating the former teacher and Labour MP, Eileen Gordon. Rosindell won 18,931 votes (53% share) – a swing of 9.2% from Labour to Conservative. It was one of the few seats the Conservatives managed to regain after the landslide in 1997. Glaswegian redirects here. ... Thurrock is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Eileen Gordon (born 22 October 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

Rosindell's political views are firmly right-wing: he is a eurosceptic and supports the re-introduction of the death penalty and the detainment of asylum seekers. He is a member of the Freedom Association, and was a member of the Monday Club, until he was compelled to resign in 2001 by the then Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith. Euroscepticism is scepticism about, or disagreement with, the purposes of the European Union, sometimes coupled with a desire to preserve national sovereignty. ... The Freedom Association is a right-wing British pressure group. ... The Monday Club is a right-wing pressure-group in Britain described by the BBC as a bastion on the Tory hard right[1]. It was formed at the time of Harold Macmillans Winds of Change speech made at Cape Town, South Africa in which Macmillan stated that the... Rt. ...

At the 2001 election he campaigned with his Staffordshire Bull Terrier Spike, who wore a union flag waistcoat. At the 2005 election Rosindell increased his majority to 11,589, winning 21,560 votes on a 59.1% share. This was the joint highest Conservative share of the vote anywhere in the UK^[1], demonstrating his immense popularity for a seat that Labour gained from the Conservatives in 1997. During the 2005 general election campaign a clash between Labour and Conservative activists distributing leaflets at Romford station resulted in the police being called ^[2]. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a medium sized, short coated, old time breed of dog, originally bred for bull and bear fighting. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag (also known as the Union Jack) is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ... Romford station is located in Romford, London and is between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. ...

Rosindell was elected a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party in 2004. In December 2005, he became an Opposition Whip. The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

Eileen Gordon (born 22 October 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Post code : rm scum Romford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Notes

1. ^ Joint highest Conservative share of vote together with Richmond, Yorkshire
2. ^ [1]

External links

• Andrew Rosindell official site
• [2] Conservative Party - Andrew Rosindell MP biography
• [3] Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew Rosindell MP
• [4] TheyWorkForYou.com - Andrew Rosindell MP
• [5] The Public Whip - Andrew Rosindell MP voting record
• [6] BBC News - Andrew Rosindell profile 15 March, 2005