Richard Younger-Ross
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| Richard Younger-Ross MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Teignbridge |
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| Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Nicholls |
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| Majority | 6,215 (10.2%) |
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| Born | 29 January 1953 Surrey |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse | Susan Younger (married 1982) |
Richard Alan Younger-Ross (born Richard Alan Ross, January 29, 1953, Surrey) is a politician in England. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Teignbridge, having fought the seat in 1992 and 1997, finally winning in the 2001 election, and was re-elected in 2005, when he beat off competition from Boris Johnson's father Stanley.
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[edit] Early life
He went to Walton County Secondary School for Boys (a secondary modern, became Ambleside Junior School, then Walton Oak primary school) on Ambleside Avenue in Walton on Thames, Brooklands Technical College on Heath Road in Weybridge, then Ewell Technical College (now called North East Surrey College Of Technology - NESCOT) in Ewell. He studied at the now Oxford Brookes University. Before becoming a politician, he was an architectural consultant.
[edit] Parliamentary career
He was a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee between 2005-2008. Following the Liberal Democrat reshuffle after the election of Nick Clegg as Party Leader; Richard was appointed to the Defence Select Committee, giving his place on the Foreign Affairs committee to Ming Campbell. Richard also sits on the European Scrutiny Committee since 2005, and is also a shadow minister for Culture, Media and Sport.
In 2006, Younger-Ross proposed a Ten Minute Rule Bill restricting Sunday trading hours in the UK for shops, arguing that without such legislation the British people would lose "rhythm of life" (House of Commons Debate, 24/05/2006). Considered to be to the Left of his party, he is a member of the centre-left Beveridge Group within the Liberal Democrats.
[edit] Personal life
Richard moved to Teignmouth, Devon in 1989, with his wife, Susan Younger, who he married in 1982 in Oxford. Younger-Ross is a Roman Catholic, attending a church in Teignmouth.
[edit] External links
- Richard Younger-Ross MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Richard Younger-Ross MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Richard Younger-Ross MP
- The Public Whip - Richard Younger-Ross MP voting record
- BBC News - Richard Younger-Ross profile 30 March 2006
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| Preceded by Patrick Nicholls |
Member of Parliament for Teignbridge 2001 – present |
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