John Penrose MP
Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare
Incumbent
Assumed office  5 May 2005
Preceded by	Brian Cotter
Majority	2,079 (4.2%)
Born	22 June 1964 (1964-06-22) (age 44)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Diana Harding
Alma mater	Columbia University

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Early life

Born in Sudbury, Suffolk, he went to Ipswich School. He studied at Cambridge University, receiving a BA in Law in 1986. He received an MBA from Columbia University in 1991. He was a Bank Trading Floor Risk Manager at JP Morgan from 1986-90, then a management consultant at McKinsey & Company from 1992-4. He was Commercial Director of the Academic Books Division at Thomson Publishing in Andover from 1995-6, then Managing Director of Schools Book Publishing at Longman (Pearson PLC), publishing school textbooks for the UK and parts of Africa. He was chairman of Logotron Ltd in Cambridge. (also owned by Pearson). In 1998, he was in charge of research at the Bow Group. Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, 15 miles from Colchester and 60 miles from London. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Ipswich School is a private day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, serving pupils of both sexes from two to eighteen years of age. ... 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. ... B. A. redirects here. ... MBA redirects here. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Financial risk management is the practice of creating economic value in a firm by using financial instruments to manage exposure to risk, particularly credit and market risk. ... John Pierpont Morgan John Pierpont Morgan I (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and banker, who at the turn of the century (1901), was one of the wealthiest men in America. ... Management consulting is the process of helping companies to improve or transform themselves. ... McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management in large corporations and organizations. ... Statistics Population: 52,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU3645 Administration District: Test Valley Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town... Longman is a firm of English publishers. ... Pearson plc LSE: PSON;NYSE: PSO is a London-based media conglomerate. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The Bow Group is one of the oldest, most influential and prestigious think tanks in the United Kingdom. ...

Parliamentary career

He was elected in the 2005 general election, winning the seat from the Liberal Democrat Brian Cotter. He had previously contested Weston-super-Mare unsuccessfully in 2001, and Ealing Southall at the 1997 general election. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Brian Joseph Michael Cotter, Baron Cotter of Congresbury (born 24 August 1938) is a 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. ... Ealing Southall is a borough 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. ...

His 2005 general election promises were:

• Fewer drug addicts and more Police
• Lower taxes and higher pensions
• Disciplined schools
• Bigger hospital with more GPs
• A better local environment

He serves on the Work and Pensions Committee. In 2006, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Oliver Letwin MP. He was also appointed joint chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Further Education & Lifelong Learning. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... Oliver Letwin (born 19 May 1956, Hampstead) is the British Member of Parliament for West Dorset, Chairman of the Policy Review, and Chairman of the Conservative Research Department. ... An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is a grouping in the UK Parliament made up of politicans from all political parties. ...

Personal life

John Penrose married the former Tesco International Support Office Director who attended St Antony's Leweston from 1978-85, the Hon. Dido (Diana) Harding in October 1995 in Kensington. From early 2008 on the Board of Directors at Sainsbury's as Convenience Director. They have two young daughters. , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... St Antonys Leweston School is an Independent School near Sherborne in Dorset , UK. Categories: | ... Chairman of the Board redirects here. ... This article is about the supermarket business. ...

External links

• ePolitix.com - John Penrose
• John Penrose MP biography at the site of the Conservative Party
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Penrose MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - John Penrose MP
• Weston-Super-Mare Conservatives
• BBC Politics page