Sue Doughty, Former MP for Guildford, 2001-2005

Susan Kathleen Doughty (born 13 April 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and a previous Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Guildford (2001-2005). Image File history File links Sue_Doughty. ... Image File history File links Sue_Doughty. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based 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. ... Guildford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sue entered Parliament in the 2001 election, becoming the first non-Conservative MP returned for Guildford since 1906 as well as its first female MP, and left in the 2005 general election, when she lost by 347 votes to the Conservative candidate Anne Milton. Sue is a Quaker and upon her departure in 2005, left the Parliament without any Quaker MPs for the first time in 150 years. 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. ... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political party in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... Anne Milton, MP for Guildford, 2005-Present Anne Frances Milton MP (born 1955, Mrs Graham) is the Conservative MP for Guildford. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...

Sue currently lives in Shalford at the heart of the Guildford constituency. Sue was born and brought up in York, training as a teacher in Northumberland, subsequently entering the field of management services. She has worked in a variety of organisations spanning sectors such as utilities, the 'Big 4', law practices and financial services providers. Shalford is a small village in Surrey, United Kingdom, situated on the busy A281 Horsham road immediately south of Guildford. ... Guildford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... The Big 4 (or the Big Four) is a group of international accountancy firms that handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded corporations. ...

Sue joined the Liberal Democrats while living near Newbury in 1979, during a period when the local party were running a successful campaign to prevent the then Tory council from creating towering rubbish dumps close to housing. Sue considers waste management to be a key interest and as such, strongly opposes large scale incineration for Guildford. Newbury is the name of several places: Canada Newbury, Ontario (village) Newbury Station, Ontario (Southwest Middlesex Township, Middlesex County, Ontario) England Newbury, Berkshire United States of America Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury, New Hampshire Newbury, Ohio also: Newbury Park, California Newburyport, Massachusetts The place name was bestowed on Newbury in England late... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics or amenity. ...

Amongst a plethora of strong political interests, Sue's particular concerns are fair treatment for the elderly, creating an education which provides the best opportunities for all, and environmental matters, particularly transport. An environment is a complex of external factors that acts on a system and determines its course and form of existence. ...

Political Career to Date

• Membership of the Environmental Audit Select Committee (2001-2005)
• Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Minister as part of the (2001-2005)
• Member of Parliament, Guildford. Wins at the General Election for the Liberal Democrats from its Conservative incumbent, Nick St Aubyn by a 538 Majority (2001-2005)
• Selected as PPC to fight the Guildford Constituency (1998)

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External links

• Sue Doughty's Official Website
• Sue Doughty's PPC Candidate Website
• Sue Doughty PPC Sue Doughty's Profile (Liberal Democrat Site)
• Guildford Liberal Democrats Constituency Website
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Sue Doughty
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Sue Doughty
• The Public Whip - Sue Doughty Voting Record