Andrew Stunell

Robert Andrew Stunell OBE (born 24 November 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove, and was first elected at the 1997 general election. He is the Lib Dems' Chief Whip and Energy Spokesperson. He is also a member of the Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons. used with permission courtesey of the Liberal Democrats - see Wikipedia:Pictures from libdems. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Hazel Grove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ... 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. ... A Select Committee of the British Parliament is a committee made up of a small number of members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ...

He was born in Sutton, Surrey and educated at Surbiton Grammar School, the University of Manchester and Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University). After graduation he was an architectural assistant until 1989. From 1989 to 1996 he worked as Political Secretary of the Association of Liberal Democratic Councillors and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1993. In 2003 he won a place in the regular ballot of Private Member's Bills and was successful in having his Bill, Sustainable and Secure Buildings, become an Act of Parliament in 2004. The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... Surbiton is a suburban area of London situated in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... Liverpool John Moores University is a university in Liverpool, United Kingdom. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Private Members Bill is a proposed law introduced by a member of parliament, whether from the government or the opposition side, to that legislature or parliament. ... In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is married with five children and is a former Baptist lay preacher and is now an active member of his local Methodist church. Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

See also

• Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet

The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom, and they have a team that acts, and styles itself, as a shadow cabinet. ...

External links

• Andrew Stunell MP official site
• Andrew Stunell MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
• ePolitix.com - Andrew Stunell
• Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Andrew Stunell
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Andrew Stunell MP
• The Public Whip - Andrew Stunell MP voting record
• BBC News - Andrew Stunell profile 4 March 2005

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