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Adam Afriyie MP
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| Assumed office 16 July 2007 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
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| Preceded by | Boris Johnson |
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Member of Parliament
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| Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Trend |
| Majority | 10,292 (23.6%) |
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| Born | 4 August 1965 Wimbledon, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | http://www.adamafriyie.org/ |
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 after wrongfully claiming housing allowances.
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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 2005.1
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 2007.2
References
External links
- Adam Afriyie official site
- Connect company site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Adam Afriyie MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Adam Afriyie MP
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Member of Parliament for Windsor 2005 – present |
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