Philip Dunne (politician)
This article is about a British politician. For the Hollywood screenwriter and director, see Philip Dunne (writer)Philip Martin Dunne is a
British politician and the
Conservative Party Member of Parliament for
Ludlow.
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.
He was elected to the
House of Commons at the
2005 General Election for Ludlow when he unseated the incumbent MP,
Liberal Democrat,
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.
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 Ottaker's
bookshop. He was born and bred in and around Ludlow and has a keen interest in
diabetes research
Conservative Leadership Election 2005
Just before the
Conservative leadership election of 2005, he balloted his constituents about who he should vote for 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.
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Homepage of Philip Dunne MP*
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Philip Dunne MP*
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Maiden speech in the House of Commons on
8th June 2005.
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