John Charles Baron (born June 21, 1959) British politician and is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Billericay. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Billericay is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Early life

John Baron was educated at Queen's College, Taunton; Jesus College, Cambridge and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He joined the British Army in 1984 and was a captain serving with The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Germany. He left the Army in 1987 and became a merchant banker, working as a fund manager then director of Henderson Private Investors Ltd (now Henderson Global Investors) and Rothschild Asset Management. Queens College is located in Taunton, England. ... College name The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge Named after The Virgin Mary Saint John the Evangelist Saint Radegund Jesus Lane and Jesus Parish Established 1496 Location Jesus Lane Admittance Men and women Master Prof. ... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... This article is about the year. ... The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Investment management, also called asset management, fund management or portfolio management is the professional management of collective investments (including insurance and pension funds) to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. ... N. M. Rothschild and Sons is the investment bank company of the Rothschild family. ...

Parliamentary career

In 1995 John Baron became the treasurer of the Streatham Conservative Association. In 1997 David Amess decided not to push his luck again in his ultra marginally Conservative seat of Basildon and was ultimately selected for Southend West. Baron won the Conservative nomination to defend Basildon at the 1997 General Election. Amess's judgement was right and Angela Smith won the seat for Labour comfortably. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Streatham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... David Anthony Andrew Amess (born March 26, 1952) is a British Member of Parliament for Southend West. ... Basildon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Southend West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Angela Evans Smith (born 7 January United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Next door to Basildon is the safer Tory ground of Billericay. Its high profile MP, Teresa Gorman announced that she would give up her seat at the next general election, and John Baron was selected to defend Billericay at the 2001 General Election. He held the seat with a majority of more than 5,000, which he doubled at the 2005 General Election. He made his maiden speech on July 20, 2001. Billericay is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Teresa Gorman (born 1931) is a British politician, and was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay, in the county of Essex in England until 2001 when she stood down. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ... 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. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

John Baron was a member of Iain Duncan Smith's frontbench team, but resigned in March 2003 in protest at Duncan Smith's support of the Iraq War. He was a keen supporter of David Davis in the most recent Conservative leadership election, and has now returned to the Conservative front bench as a health spokesman. Rt. ... In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... David Davis, the name of several people, may refer to: David Davis (British politician) (born 1948), Conservative MP in British Parliament and Conservative leadership candidate in 2005 David Davis (Supreme Court justice) (1815–1886), Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Senator from Illinois David Davis (Australian politician) (born 1962), Liberal...

Personal life

He is married with two daughters.

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Baron MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - John Baron MP
• BBC Politics page