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Steven John Webb MP (born 18 July 1965) is a United Kingdom politician and Member of Parliament for Northavon for the Liberal Democrats, and was first elected in 1997. He is Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Health. used with permission courtesey of the Liberal Democrats - see Wikipedia:Pictures from libdems. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 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. ... Northavon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ...


Webb was born in Birmingham on 18 July 1965 and attended the local comprehensive school (Dartmouth High School), before going on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford. At the age of 21 he left college to work at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London. In 1995 he became a Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bath. He is also a member of the cross-party Parliamentary Christian Fellowship and vice-president of the Liberal-Democrat Christian Forum. The city from above Centenary Square. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A comprehensive school is a secondary school that accepts pupils of all abilities. ... Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The Institute for Fiscal Studies is a UK research institute. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Bath is a campus university located near Bath, England at 51°22. ...


Webb is one of the growing number of MPs to have a website and in 2004 his website, which makes use of SMS technology, was commended in the New Statesman New Media Awards and, in February 2005, led him to win the inaugural Hansard Society E-Democracy Award. He is also one of the contributors to the Orange Book (2004). The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... SMS arrival notification on a Siemens phone Short Message Service (SMS) is a service available on most digital mobile phones that permits the sending of short messages (also known as text messages, or more colloquially SMSes, texts or even txts) between mobile phones, other handheld devices and even landline telephones. ... The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hansard Society was formed in 1944 to promote parliamentary democracy. ... The Orange Book - Reclaiming Liberalism (ISBN 1861977972) is a book written by a group of prominent British Liberal Democrat politicians and edited by David Laws and Paul Marshall in 2004. ...


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The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom. ...

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Steve Webb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (252 words)
Steven John Webb MP (born 18 July 1965) is a United Kingdom politician and Member of Parliament for Northavon for the Liberal Democrats, and was first elected in 1997.
Webb was born in Birmingham on 18 July 1965 and attended the local comprehensive school (Dartmouth High School), before going on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford.
Webb is one of the growing number of MPs to have a website and in 2004 his website, which makes use of SMS technology, was commended in the New Statesman New Media Awards and, in February 2005, led him to win the inaugural Hansard Society E-Democracy Award.
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