Members Of Parliament in Richmond - Richmond and Twickenham Times

MPs: Zac Goldsmith MP; Tony Arbour AM; Marina Yannakoudakis MEP;

Richmond Park (House of Commons)

Mr Zac Goldsmith MP (Conservative)

Surgery: 372 Upper Richmond Road West
East Sheen
London
SW14 7JU

Surgery Tel: 020 8939 0326

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 4,091 Born - 1975, Divorced, 3 children
Education - King's House School, Richmond, The Mall School, Twickenham, Hawtreys, Eton, Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies.
Previous Occupation - Environmentalist. Editor, The Ecologist (1998-2007).

Personal Overview - The son of the late billionaire financier Sir James Goldsmith he is a well-known figure amongst the top echelons of London society. Although born into privilege he strongly refutes detractors who portray him as a 'hooray' or 'dandy', partly by referring to the acclaim many of his actions have garnered across the world. He won the 2003 Beacon Prize for Young Philanthropist of the Year and the 2004 Global Green Award. His journalism is not limited to The Ecologist (a family owned publication) as he has written many articles for The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard and The Observer. His role on the Conservative's Quality of Life Group as Deputy Chairman has been criticised by some fellow Conservatives as too interventionist in nature, seeking as it does to promote the use of green taxes to change personal behaviour. Goldsmith has traced his devotion to Environmental causes back to his childhood fascination with the works of Gerald Durrell and Sir David Attenborough. Strains in his personal life risked his eventual successful election for Richmond Park seat in the run-up to the 2010 General Election, his separation and intended divorce from Sharon, his wife of ten years, was announced in August 2009. He has been openly critical of past proposals to fluoridise water supplies and is a public supporter of hunting.

Political History - Conservative Party Member (2005-), Deputy Chairman, Conservative Quality of Life Group, Member for Richmond Park (2010-). Member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee (2010-).

Characteristics - Donor, Soil Association. He joined the Conservative Party very publicly during its 2005 Party Conference, viewed as being a valuable asset in the Tories' attempts to brand themselves as Green-aware.

Business Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: zac.goldsmith.mp@parliament.uk

My blog

Interests: Pro-hunting,Environment,Health

Commitee membership

• Environmental Audit Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agro-Ecology (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Biodiversity (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Libel Reform Group (Member)
• Parliament First Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Peru (Member)
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (Associate Group) (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tribal Peoples (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics (Member)

South West (Greater London Authority)

Mr Tony Arbour AM (Conservative)

GLA Member Since - 2000 Majority - 26,928 Born - 1945. Married, 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Education - Kingston College of Technology. City University (MBA).

Previous Occupation - Senior Lecturer at Kingston University Business School.

Personal Overview - A local man who was educated and works in the Constituency. He is likely to work to protect the identity of the areas that he represents. Appears to favour giving minimal powers to the Greater London Assembly and Mayor, viewing it as a police and transport authority, while maintaining the role of the local boroughs.

Political History - Greater London Councillor for Surbiton (1983-86). Councillor, Hampton Wick, Richmond Upon Thames BC (1994-), Conservative Group Leader, Council Leader (2002-). GLA Member South West (2000-). Member of the Standards Committee (2000-). Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (2000-08), Planning & Spatial Development Committee (2002-05), Chairman (2005-08), member of the Planning and Housing Committee (2008-). Member of the Transport Committee (2002-04) Children & Young People's Strategy Investigative Committee (2003-05). Member of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee (2005-11). Member of the Environment Committee (2007-08). Former Ethics & Standards Spokesman. Member of the Business Management and Administration Committee (2008-), member of the London Fire and Emergency Protection Authority (2008-). Member of the Confirmation Hearings Committee (2008-). Deputy Chairman of the Standards Committee (2008-). Member of the Economy, Culture and Sport Committee (2011-). Member of the Police and Crime Committee (2011-).
Other Information - Assistant Chairman of Richmond Upon Thames Bench (1985-). Deputy Convenor of Kingston & Richmond Area Health Authority (1996-).
All Party Groups - N/a.

Business Tel: 020 7983 4116

Email: tony.arbour@london.gov.uk

Interests: Environment,Business & Finance,Arts & Heritage,Transport,Law & Order,Education & Training,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Economy, Culture and Sport Committee (Member)
• Planning and Housing Committee (Member)
• Business Management and Administration Committee (Member)

London (European Parliament)

Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (Conservative)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 16/04/1956. Married, 3 children.
Education - Brunel University, BSC in Government, Politics and Modern History. Open University, MA in Education.
Previous Occupation - Financial Director of a family business (pan-European).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament from third place on the London Conservative Party list. Has been involved running a small business for over 23 years with experience negotiating in in Europe on behalf of her UK clients. She has campaigned to reduce regulation on business, reducing EU waste and fraud and on the sensible managing of migration. She also has experience raising funds for charity, as a former Chair of the Mayor of Barnet's Charity Appeal 2005/06 raising money for the mental health charity MIND.

Political History - Councillor, London Borough of Barnet. Has been Deputy Chairman of Chipping Barnet Conservative Association. MEP London Region (2009-). Membe rof the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-). Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-). Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (2009-). Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (2009-).

Other Information - School Governor. She was a Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students at Brunel University and Chairperson for Communications on it's Student Union Executive. In her spare time she plays the saxophone and produces her own sculptures which she donates to charity.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance,Small Business,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member)

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