Patrick Allen McLoughlin (born 30 November1957, Staffordshire) is a British politician. He is a Conservativemember of Parliament, for Derbyshire West. Previously he had been a miner. He served as a government and opposition whip under John Major and later as Oppostition Deputy Chief Whip until he was appointed Opposition Chief Whip by David Cameron, the newly elected Conservative Leader on December 6th 2005. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right 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. ... West Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The Right Honourable Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United... The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... David Cameron MP 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. ...
External links
Patrick McLoughlin official site
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Patrick McLoughlin MP
Feeds |
Contact