Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell - Biography| Born: | 25th March 1952 | |
| Family: | Married (Annette). One daughter, three sons | |
| Education: | Uppingham School Brasenose College, Oxford | |
| Non political Career: | Director of family industrial clothing company, Faithful Group Ltd. | |
| Political Career: | Personal Assistant to Peter Walker 1974 Contested Hull East October 1974 MP for Loughborough 1979 – 97 See the most recent election result MP for Charnwood 1997 to present PPS to Secretary of State for Energy (Peter Walker) 1983 – 87 Government Whip 1987 – 90 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health 1990 – 92 Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1992 – 94 Secretary of State for National Heritage 1994 – 95 Secretary of State for Health 1995 – 97 Shadow Secretary of State for Education & Employment 1997 – 98 In 1998 Stephen Dorrell left the Shadow Cabinet and returned to the backbenches. | |
| He is Vice-Chairman of Conservative Mainstream, a centre right group of Conservative MP's and Peers at Westminster. Conservative Mainstream holds regular weekly lunches and meetings at Conservative Party events. | ||
| Special Interests: | Economics, Trade & Industry, Foreign Affairs/Europe and Health. | |
| Hobbies: | Walking, reading. |
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