Brian Binley

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Brian Binley MP

Member of Parliament for Northampton South
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Tony Clarke
Majority	4,419 ^[1]

Born	1 May 1942 (1942-05-01) (age 66)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jacquie
Children	Two sons
Residence	Hackleton, Northants
Occupation	Company Director

Brian Arthur Roland Binley (born May 1, 1942) is a British politician, and is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Northampton South.

1 Early life
2 Parliamentary career
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early life

Educated at Finedon Mulso Secondary Modern School on Wellingborough Road (now a junior school), Brian Binley joined the Conservative Party in 1959. He was an organiser with the National Young Conservatives from 1965 to 1968. He has been the chairman of BCC Marketing Services Ltd, ^[2], the company he founded since 1988 which is based in Wellingborough. He co-founded Beechwood House Publishing Company Ltd, which was sold to the Wilmington Publishing Group in 2000.

[edit] Parliamentary career

Binley was the parliamentary agent for the Wyre Forest Conservative Association during the 1997 General election campaign. He was elected to Northamptonshire County Council in 1997, where he was a Cabinet Member. He was selected to contest the Labour-held parliamentary marginal seat of Northampton South, and defeated the sitting Labour MP Tony Clarke at the 2005 general election by over 4,000 votes. Binley made his maiden speech on May 25, 2005 ^[3]. He is also a Northamptonshire County councillor for Hackleton ward^[4].

[edit] Personal life

He and his wife Jacquie have lived in the constituency for over 20 years, and have two grown sons. In 2006, he became the victim of identity theft, when someone tried to divert his bank statements and unsuccessfully attempted to steal £9,000 from him whilst he was in India. The perpetrator wrote to Binley boasting of his exploits ^[5].

He received a six month driving ban in May 2007 having totted up 12 points on his licence when caught doing 37mph in a 30mph zone in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. With nine points already, he was given three more and a ban by Towcester magistrates^[6].