Andrew Stunell
Life Peerage | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Arnold |
| Succeeded by | William Wragg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1942 London, UK |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester Liverpool John Moores University |
Robert Andrew Stunell, Baron Stunell,
Stunell was the Member of Parliament (MP) for
Early life and career
Andrew Stunell was born in
Stunell married Gillian Chorley in 1967. They have three sons and two daughters. He is a former
After graduation he was an architectural assistant until 1989, working for
Stunell was elected to
.Member of Parliament, 1997–2015
Hazel Grove
Stunell was elected as the member of parliament for Hazel Grove in 1997 having fought the seat previously in 1992 when he came second with 43.1% of the vote. The general election of 1997 resulted in a majority of 11,814 and a 54.5% of the vote, taking the seat from the Conservatives. He retained the seat at the 2001 (52%), 2005 (49.5%) and 2010 (48.8%) general elections.[4]
Liberal Democrat Frontbench
On entering parliament in 1997 Stunell was appointed the Shadow Energy minister under Paddy Ashdown, a role he performed until 2005. At the same time Stunell operated as the party's deputy chief whip, only stepping down from that position in 2001 when he was elected to the position of Chief Whip, a position he was re-elected to in 2005. He stood down from the role in March 2006 to serve as the Shadow Secretary of State for communities and local government which concluded in December 2007 when Nick Clegg asked him to become chair of the Liberal Democrat local elections team. In January 2009 Stunell was appointed to be the Liberal Democrat representative on the International Development Select Committee and in August 2009 he was asked to take on the role of vice-chair of the general election campaign.[5]
Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004
In 2003 Stunell came top in the regular ballot of
Coalition negotiations
Following the general election of 2010, no one political party was able to secure a majority in the House of Commons. As a result, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats entered into negotiations with each other to form the United Kingdom's first coalition government since the Second World War.
Stunell along with Danny Alexander, Chris Huhne and David Laws acted as the negotiating team for the Liberal Democrats with William Hague, Oliver Letwin, George Osborne and Edward Llewellyn acting for the Conservatives.[8]
Coalition Government
Following the formation of the coalition, Stunell was appointed a
He was sworn in as a member of the
Stunell was
In 2013 he announced that he would be stepping down at the next general election.[14]
Stunell was created a
References
- ^ "Announcements - GOV.UK". www.communities.gov.uk.
- ^ "Dissolution Peerages 2015". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "No. 53893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 14.
- ^ "Politics". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Andrew Stunell | About Andrew – Andrew in Parliament Archived 25 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004". www.legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ "MPs' lobby: Greener and safer buildings". 18 September 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Siddique, Haroon (11 May 2010). "Profiles: The Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour negotiators". The Guardian.
- ^ Department of communities and local government | Andrews Stunell profile Archived 25 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tilbrook, Richard (7 November 2012). "ORDERS APPROVED AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL HELD BY THE QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ON 7TH JUNE 2012" (PDF). The Privy Council Office. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 2.
- ^ "Birthday Honours List 2013" (PDF). HM Government. 14 June 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "No. 60966". The London Gazette. 20 August 2014. p. 16222.
- ^ Vine, Katherine (30 September 2013). "Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell to step down at next general election". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "No. 61395". The London Gazette. 30 October 2015. p. 21334.
Further reading
- Laws, David (2010). 22 Days in May. Biteback. ISBN 978-1-84954-080-3.
External links
- Andrew Stunell MP official constituency website
- Profile at the Liberal Democrats
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
