Stephen Barclay
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Early life and education
Barclay is the youngest of three brothers. His father was a trade union official, and his mother worked in the civil service[4]
He was brought up in Lancashire England, and educated at King Edward VII School, a co-educational independent school in Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire. After completing his A levels, he then joined the army on a Gap Year Commission, attending the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and served as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers for nine months. After this he read history at Peterhouse, Cambridge and later studied at the College of Law, Chester, qualifying as a solicitor in 1998.[4]
Career
Barclay completed articles (training) with a large London law firm before working in businesses including Guardian Royal Exchange, Axa Insurance, the Financial Services Authority, and Barclays, where he was Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions for the retail banking division before being elected to Parliament.[5]
Parliamentary career
Steve joined the Conservative Party in 1994 after leaving university. [6] He was a member of the A-List and was a two-time unsuccessful parliamentary candidate, contesting Manchester Blackley in 1997 and Lancaster & Wyre in 2001.[7]
In 2007 Barclay took over as Organiser of the Carlton Political Dinner which raises funds for the Conservative Party’s target seats.[8]
Barclay was selected in January 2008 to replace the outgoing North East Cambridgeshire MP, Malcolm Moss. He was subsequently elected in May 2010, at the 2010 general election with a majority of 16,425.
After election to parliament Barclay was soon elected by fellow MPs to become a member of the Public Accounts Committee, which scrutinises government spending.[9]
Barclay was named by Conservative Home as one of a minority of loyal Conservative backbench MPs not to have voted against the government in any significant rebellions.[10]
References
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- Stephen Barclay official website
- Profile at the Conservative Party
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 61230. p. 9120. 18 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.edp24.co.uk/norfolk-life/first_friday_with_steve_barclay_mp_a_website_of_waste_campaign_progress_and_cheering_on_boris_1_1366053
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