John Randall (UK politician)

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constituency_MP2 = Uxbridge
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website = [http://www.johnrandallmp.com/ www.johnrandallmp.com]
footnotes = otherpeople|John Randall

Alexander John Randall, known as John Randall, (born August 5, 1955) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.

Early life

Randall, born in Uxbridge, was educated at Rutland House School, an independent school in Hillingdon in West London, and later at Merchant Taylors' School, another independent school, in Northwood, Hertfordshire. In 1979, he graduated from the University of London with an Upper Second degree BA in Serbo-Croatian language and literature. His involvement in politics came about through his family's store, Randalls of Uxbridge, where he was managing director.

In 1994, he became Honorary Treasurer of Uxbridge Conservative Association and was later elected him Chairman.

Parliamentary career

Randall was elected Member of Parliament for Uxbridge in a by-election following the death of Sir Michael Shersby in the wake of the Labour Party's 1997 landslide election victory. Randall had been an Agent for Shersby throughout the 1997 General Election campaign. He became the first Conservative candidate to win a parliamentary by-election since William Hague's victory in Richmond in 1989.

During his political career he has sat on the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee and its Environment Sub-Committee. He is strongly in favour of preventing the expansion of Heathrow Airport.

In 1999 he was appointed as an Opposition Whip, but, due to his opposition to Britain's involvement in the Iraq War, he resigned as a matter of conscience in March 2003. He was later reappointed as a Whip in 2003. At the end of 2005 he was promoted to Conservative Assistant Chief Whip.

Personal life

John Randall married (Kate) Katherine Frances Gray in 1986, and has two sons and a daughter.

External links

* [http://www.johnrandallmp.com John Randall MP] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4331,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Randall MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/john_randall/uxbridge TheyWorkForYou.com - John Randall MP]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2836655.stm Quitting as Whip over Iraq in 2003]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/597.stm BBC Politics]