David Tredinnick (politician)

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The Rt Hon
 David Tredinnick 
MP
David Tredinnick (politician)

Incumbent
Assumed office 
11 June 1987
Preceded by Adam Butler
Majority 5,319 (42.6%)

Born January 9, 1950 (1950-01-09) (age 58)
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Alma mater University of Cape Town
St John's College, Oxford

David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick (born 19 January 1950) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.

He is a former officer in the Grenadier Guards and is Member of Parliament for Bosworth (essentially Hinckley and Bosworth) first elected in 1987.

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[edit] Early life

He went to Eton College, then St John's College, Oxford, gaining a MLitt. He then went to the Graduate School of Business at Cape Town University, where he gained an MBA. From 1972-3, he was a trainee at EB Savory Miln & Co stockbrokers, then in 1974 he was an account executive at Quadrant Int in 1974. In 1976, he was a salesman at Kalle Infotech UK, and sales manager at Word Right Word Processing from 1977-8. From 1978-9, he was a consultant at Baird Communications NV, and marketing manager at QI Europe Ltd from 1979-81. He was manager at Malden Mitcham Properties from 1981-7.

[edit] Parliamentary career

He contested Cardiff South and Penarth in 1983. He was once a Parliamentary Private Secretary, but was forced resign and was suspended for 20 days [1] after he was found to have accepted a £1000 bribe to ask questions in Parliament, popularly known as the Cash for questions affair.[2] He has been a Member of Parliament for over 20 years making him one of the most long standing MP's.

[edit] Personal life

He married Rebecca Shott in 1983 and has a daughter (born February 1987) and son (born July 1989). They live in London.

[edit] References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Adam Courtauld Butler
Member of Parliament for Bosworth
1987 – present
Incumbent

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