John Pugh

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John Pugh MP
John Pugh
Member of Parliament
for Southport
Incumbent
Assumed office 
7 June 2001
Preceded by Ronnie Fearn
Born 28 June 1948 (1948-06-28) (age 59)
Liverpool
Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrats
Spouse Annette
Children 3 daughters, 1 son
Alma mater Durham University
Website John Pugh MP

John David Pugh (b. 28 June 1948; Liverpool) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament for Southport, representing the Liberal Democrats. First elected in 2001 with a majority of 3,007, he was re-elected in 2005 with a slightly increased majority of 3,838.

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[edit] Early life

John Pugh was educated at Prescot Grammar School on St Helen's Road in Prescot, Maidstone Grammar School and Durham University, where he studied Philosophy.[1]

[edit] Career before election to parliament

Formerly a religious studies teacher and Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, John Pugh has lived in Southport since 1974 and joined the Liberal Party in 1977. Pugh served on Sefton Metropolitan Council, representing Birkdale, from 1987 until his election to Parliament. At the time of his election, Pugh was leader of the council (from 1992), and of the Sefton Liberal Democrats.

[edit] Roles in parliament

  • 2008- Shadow Treasury Spokesperson
  • 2006-2007 Shadow Health spokesperson
  • 2005-6 Shadow Transport spokesperson,
  • 2002-05 Shadow Ministerial Spokesman, Education

[edit] Role in Liberal Democrat leadership elections

In the 2007 leadership election, John Pugh supported Nick Clegg in preference to Chris Huhne[2].

[edit] Campaign interests

Amongst John Pugh's campaigning interests is public sector IT, specifically around the role Open Source Software might play. Dr Pugh has argued that the public sector could reduce costs by increasing use of Open Source Software [3] and has accused the BBC of effectively giving Microsoft illegal state aid in only making their iPlayer download service available on Windows computers.[4]

John Pugh also has interests in mental health policy, education and transport.

[edit] Outside interests

John Pugh's interests include philosophy, computers, weight-lifting and supporting Liverpool F.C.

[edit] Personal life

He is married to Annette with three daughters and a son. He moved to Southport in 1974.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Polling Guide - Southport. UK Election Report. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  2. ^ Opinion: John Pugh MP writes. Lib Dem Voice (2007-10-07). Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ Debate on Government IT and Software Procurement. Hansard. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  4. ^ MP accuses BBC chief of illegally championing Microsoft. The Register. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ronnie Fearn		 Member of Parliament for Southport
2001 – present		 Incumbent
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