Philip Martin Dunne (born 1958) is a British politician and the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Ludlow. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian 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 of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Ludlow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Philip Dunne, son of Sir Thomas Dunne, the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, was born in Ludlow and educated at Eton and then the University of Oxford, where he was awarded a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He has been a farmer since 1987, and was elected as a councillor on the South Shropshire District Council in 2001, he became the Conservative leader 2003–2005, and remains a member of the council. He was also elected as the secretary of the Ludlow Conservative Association for a year in 2001. This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire. ... For alternative uses of Ludlow see Ludlow (disambiguation). ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known Public School for boys. ... The University of Oxford (often called Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) is a popular interdisciplinary degree which combines study from the three eponymous disciplines. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... South Shropshire is a local government district in south west Shropshire, England. ...

He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 General Election for Ludlow when he unseated the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP, Matthew Green. Dunne won regained the seat for the Conservatives, the seat having been lost at the 2001 General Election, by 2,027 votes and remains the MP. He made his maiden speech on June 8, 2005. [1] Since his election he has been a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, and in 2006 he was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee. 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 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Matthew Robert Green (born 1 October 1990) was the finest young stallion and a bodyboarding icon he was quite attractive. ... 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. ... 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. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Department for Work and Pensions is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a parliamentary committee responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest. ...

He is married to Domenica and they have two sons and two daughters. As well as farming, Dunne has also worked in banking and has experience of working in New York and Hong Kong. He also helped start up Ottakar's bookshop. He was born and bred in and around Ludlow and has a keen interest in diabetes research The First Provincial Bank of Taiwan in Taipei, Republic of China was formerly the central bank of the Republic of China and issued the New Taiwan dollar. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Ottakars is a chain of bookshops in the United Kingdom. ... A bookstore. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...

Conservative Leadership Election 2005

Just before the Conservative leadership election of 2005, he balloted his constituents about for whom he should vote in the contest. Following on from this ballot Dunne announced that he would be supporting David Cameron and was also Chairman of Cameron's campaign in Shropshire. David Cameron, the eventual winner of the contest. ... 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

• Homepage of Philip Dunne MP
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Philip Dunne MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Philip Dunne MP
• Maiden speech in the House of Commons on 8th June 2005.
• The Public Whip - Philip Dunne MP