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The Honourable Donald Michael Ellison Foster, MP, better known as Don Foster (born 31 March 1947) is a British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, representing Bath. used with permission courtesey of the Liberal Democrats - see Wikipedia:Pictures from libdems. ...
This page is about the American professor, who uses Donald W. Foster in his academic writing and Don Foster in his popular writing. ...
March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ...
1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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. ...
Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Biography
Foster was born in Preston, and educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Keele University. Prior to entering politics, Foster worked as a teacher, management consultant and lecturer. Foster became an MP in the 1992 UK General Election when he famously beat then-Conservative Party chairman Chris Patten. Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ...
School crest Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS) is a state grammar day- and boarding school for boys in Lancaster, England. ...
Keele Hall, formerly the ancestral home of the Sneyd family, is now part of Keele University Keele University is a British university located by the village of Keele, and the University is the only one in the UK to be associated with a village. ...
In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. ...
Management consulting is the process of helping companies to improve or transform themselves. ...
The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
Lord Patten of Barnes Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944) is a prominent British Conservative politician. ...
In 1997, the Bath electorate returned him with an increased majority of over 9,000. In the House of Commons, Foster is currently the Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture Secretary and has previously been spokesperson on transport and local government, education and social justice. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. ...
As a local party activist he was a founder member of the Avon Liberal Democrats and an Avon County Councillor. He was the leader of the Party group on the Council and Chair of the county's education committee.
Foster supports a number of local charities, including Ted's Big Day Out and Julian House. His main national charity is WaterAid. WaterAid is an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to helping people escape the poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation. ...
Foster is married with two children (one daughter, one son) and two grandsons. His other interests include Third World issues; he is a member of Amnesty International and the Child Poverty Action Group. He also enjoys sport, music, travelling and reading. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ...
Child Poverty Action Group is a UK charity. ...
See also 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. ...
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