Adam Afriyie

Adam Afriyie

Infobox MP


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name = Adam Afriyie
honorific-suffix = MP
office = Shadow Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education
term_start = 16 July 2007
term_end =
leader = David Cameron
predecessor = Boris Johnson
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constituency_MP2 = Windsor
term_start2 = 5 May 2005
term_end2 =
majority2 = 10,292 (23.6%)
predecessor2 = Michael Trend
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birth_place = Wimbledon, London
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nationality = British
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party = Conservative
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alma_mater = Imperial College London
occupation =
profession = Politician
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website = http://www.adamafriyie.org/
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Adam Afriyie (born 4 August 1965) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Windsor. He was elected at the 2005 general election, succeeding Michael Trend, who was forced to stand down.

Early life

Afriyie was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of an English mother and a father from Ghana. He is the first black Conservative MP. He was educated at Addey and Stanhope School and has a degree in agricultural economics from Imperial College (Wye) of the University of London. He made his maiden speech on 20 May 2005. [ [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo050523/debtext/50523-18.htm#50523-18_spnew2 Hansard - 20/05/2005] ]

Afriyie was founding director of Connect Support Services, an IT services company pioneering fixed-price support. He was also Chairman of DeHavilland Information Services plc, a news and information services company, and was a regional finalist in the 2003 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year awards. He was a Governor of the Museum of London, a trustee of the Museum in Docklands and a director of Policy Exchange, a centre-right policy body.

Member of Parliament

A member of the Conservative Party since 1990, Afriyie was selected as candidate for Windsor in October 2003. He was elected at the 2005 election with an increased share of the vote (49.5%) and a swing to the Conservatives of 1.2%.

In Parliament, he was a member of the Science and Technology select committee from 2005 until its abolition in July 2007, and has since been a member of the Children, Schools and Families select committee.

Afriye was appointed Conservative Shadow Minister for Innovation, Universities and Skills in July 2007. [ [http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.person.page&personID=74236 Conservative Party - Adam Afriyie MP profile] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.adamafriyie.org/ Adam Afriyie] official site
* [http://www.connect.co.uk/ Connect] company site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-9411,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Adam Afriyie MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/adam_afriyie/windsor TheyWorkForYou.com - Adam Afriyie MP]


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