Colin Edward Breed (born May 4, 1947) British politician. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall. May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a 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. ... Cornwall South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Colin Breed was born just after the war in London, the son of a chef and he was educated at Torquay Grammar School. He was appointed as an area manager with the Midland Bank in 1964, after 17 years with the bank, he became the managing director of Dartington & Co Ltd in 1981, before becoming a director with Gemini Abrasives in 1992 until his election to Westminster. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... Cooks in training in Paris A term commonly used to reference an individual who cooks professionally. ... Location within the British Isles Part of the Torquay seafront at high tide Torquay is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of... A grammar school is a type of school found in some English-speaking countries. ... The Midland Bank (now part of HSBC) opened as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. ...

He was elected as a councillor to both the Caradon District Council and to the Saltash Town Council in 1982. He was appointed as the Mayor of Saltash in 1995. Colin Breed was selected to contest the parliamentary seat of Cornwall South East at the 1997 General Election. The sitting Conservative MP Robert Hicks was retiring. The 1997 General Election was a very bad one for the Conservatives and Breed was elected somewhat easily as the new Liberal Democrat MP for Cornwall South East with a majority of 6,480, and he had held the seat since. He made his maiden speech on June 24, 1997 on the preservation of plant varieties. Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town in Cornwall, UK. It has a population of about 16,000. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected representative in such bodies as the House of Commons or the United States House of Representatives. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In Parliament, Colin Breed was appointed as a Liberal Democrat spokesman on Trade and Industry by Paddy Ashdown in 1997. When Charles Kennedy was elected as the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in 1999, Breed was promoted to the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet as the Shadow Agriculture minister. In the same year he became a member of the General Medical Council. The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... The Right Honourable Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941), invariably known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician, who was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 until 1999. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rt Hon. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Opposition Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster System of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the governments, whose... The General Medical Council (the GMC) is the regulator of the medical profession in the United Kingdom. ...

Colin Breed was dropped from the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet following the 2001 General Eelction, but was appointed as a spokesman on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, before moving to speak on Defence in 2002. He returned to be a spokesman on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs following the 2005 General Election. The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities. ... This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

Colin Breed is a Methodist lay preacher and votes conservatively on issues such as homosexuality. He has been married to Janet Courtiour since 1968 and they have a son and a daughter. The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Since its inception, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

External links

• Colin Breed MP official site
• Colin Breed MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
• ePolitix.com - Colin Breed
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Colin Breed MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Colin Breed MP
• The Public Whip - Colin Breed MP voting record
• BBC News - Colin Breed profile 10 February 2005