Greg Hands, MP for Hammersmith and Fulham

Gregory William "Greg" Hands (born 1965) British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hammersmith and Fulham. Greg Hands. ... Greg Hands. ... Hammersmith and Fulham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Hammersmith and Fulham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Early life and career

Greg Hands was born in New York City, United States, and was educated widely before leaving Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham in 1984 to attend Robinson College, Cambridge where he was awarded a first in modern history in 1989, he also served as the chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Dr Challoners Grammar School is a Voluntary Controlled Grammar School of approximately 1280 boys located in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. ... Amersham (previously Agmondesham) is a market town 27 miles north west of London, in the Chiltern Hills, England. ... Full name Robinson College Motto - Named after Sir David Robinson Previous names - Established 1977 Sister College St Catherines College Warden (Anthony) David Yates Location Grange Road Undergraduates 390 Graduates 96 Homepage Boatclub Robinson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... The terms Modern World, Modern Period, New World, Modern Times, Progressive Age, Modern Age, or Modern Era are recognized by historians as being that period of time commencing after the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, after the mid-18th century. ... The Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA) is a long-established political society going back to the nineteenth century, founded as a Conservative branch for students at Cambridge University. ...

He worked in banking in the City of London until 1997. For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ...

Early political career

He joined the Conservative Party while a student in Cambridge and was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998, he became the leader of the Conservative group in 1999 and remained in that capacity until 2004. He stood down as councillor for the Town Ward in Fulham at the council election in 2006. The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... The front of Hammersmith and Fulham town hall is a mixture of styles, with a modern block bolted on to, and obscuring, what would have once been an architecturally consistent red-brick portico. ... For the place in Adelaide, South Australia see Fulham, South Australia Fulham is an area of London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday May 4, 2006. ...

He has been a prison visitor at Wormwood Scrubs since 2002 and is a member of the Conservative Way Forward Executive. During his gap year he worked in a swimming pool in Berlin. He speaks German, French, Czech and Slovak. He and his wife Irina live in Fulham and he supports Fulham F.C. Entrance to Wormwood Scrubs prison Wormwood Scrubs is a British local prison, located on the south of Wormwood Scrubs in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Conservative Way Forward is a group within the British Conservative Party. ... The term gap year (also known as year out, deferring, Overseas Experience) is a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) between a students completion of secondary school and matriculation in college or university, or also between college and graduate school or a profession. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) are a football team based in Fulham, London. ...

Parliamentary career

Hands was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 General Election when he gained Hammersmith and Fulham from the Labour Party with a majority of 5,029 votes. The sitting Local Labour MP, Iain Coleman retired due to ill health, and was replaced as Labour’s candidate by Melanie Smallman, three months before the Election Day. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Hammersmith and Fulham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Iain Coleman (born 18 January 1958) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Hammersmith and Fulham in London from 1997 to 2005. ...

The Labour Party accused Hands of scaremongering during the 2005 General Election when put election leaflets out with the words “Save Charing Cross” hospital emblazed across the headline and presenting himself at the person that would save hospital services if elected. Health Minister, Jane Kennedy, has said, “Charing Cross will not close and the Government are looking at ways to improve the local NHS for our community.” The debate continues.

Hands made his maiden speech on May 26, 2005, in which he told of the fact that the BBC was the largest employer in his constituency and that Hammersmith Broadway was the busiest road interchange in Europe.[1] He is the treasurer of the all party Russia group. 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. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Hands was one of only four MPs, out of a total of six-hundred and forty-six in the House of Commons, who voted against the Conservative Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ...

Hands has also held a Westminster Hall debate on the Government’s Home Improvement Packs which he opposed.

Controversially, Hands came out against David Cameron’s tax position on the day Cameron unvailed it at the 2006 Conservative Party Conference. Hands arranged a media briefing on the same day during which he drove a giant steamroller over the word 'tax' and he handed out a press release which called for his own ten-point tax plan to be accepted instead. David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician, Leader of the Conservative Party, and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. ...

Hands has recently been selected as the Conservative candidate for the new Chelsea and Fulham parliamentary constituency. This means that he will seek to represent this new seat after the next General Election, leaving the Hammersmith section of his current constituency to be represented by another parliamentarian. Chelsea and Fulham will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... The phrase Parliamentarian can have different meanings based on its context: Most generally something parliamentarian is especially associated with a parliament or parliamentary system The proper noun Parliamentarian is a Member of Parliament, especially one who is particularly adept in the chamber, or an officer of a legislature charged with...

External links

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