Jeremy Richard Browne (born 17 May 1970) is a British politician. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Taunton. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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. ... Taunton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Jeremy Browne is the son of diplomat Sir Nicholas Browne, and lived in many different countries during his childhood including Iran, Zimbabwe and Belgium. He was educated at a private school before gaining a place at the University of Nottingham where he was President of the Students' Union in 1992. He became a researcher for the Liberal Democrat MP Alan Beith in 1993. He has also worked for a Public Relations (PR) firm. He contested the Enfield Southgate parliamentary constituency at the 1997 General Election, he came third, behind Labour's Stephen Twigg shock ousting of the then Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo. Browne was then chosen to contest the ultra marginal seat of Taunton which had been gained by the Conservative Adrian Flook at the 2001 General Election from the Liberal Democrat Jackie Ballard by just 235 votes. The 2005 General Election proved to be another close battle and Browne ousted Flook by 573 votes. Browne made his maiden speech on May 26, 2005. This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ... The University of Nottingham Students Union is the students union at the University of Nottingham, England. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Alan Beith The Right Honourable Alan James Beith April 20, 1943) British politician, and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was 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). ... Enfield Southgate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Stephen Twigg (born December 25, 1966) is a British politician and former Labour Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate. ... The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. ... The Right Honourable Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. ... 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. ... Adrian John Flook is a Conservative politician in 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. ... Jackie Ballard has been a politician and journalist in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... 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. ...

Following his election, Jeremy Browne was appointed a spokesman on Foreign Affairs and is a Member of the Home Affairs Select Committee. He is married to Charlotte and lives in the centre of Taunton, and is a keen supporter of Queens Park Rangers. He is a member of the advisory board of the think tank Reform. During the 2006 Liberal Democrat leadership campaign, Jeremy was a strong supporter of Ming Campbell as well as one of his campaign managers. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... Statistics Population: 58,241 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST228250 Administration District: Taunton Deane Shire county: Somerset Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Somerset Historic county: Somerset Services Police force: Avon and Somerset Constabulary Ambulance service: South Western Post office and telephone... Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... This article is about the institution. ... Reform is a London, United Kingdom-based think tank whose mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity. ...

External links

• Jeremy Browne MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
• Taunton Liberal Democrats
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jeremy Browne MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Jeremy Browne MP
• The Public Whip - Jeremy Browne MP voting record