Pauline Latham
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Pauline Elizabeth Latham (born 4 February 1948) is a British
Conservative Party
politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Mid Derbyshire
, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.
Latham had been a Conservative member of Derbyshire County Council from 1987 to 1993, and a Derby City Councillor from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2010. She held the position of Mayor of Derby
during 2007/08.
She has a special interest in education issues, being a school governor for twelve years. She was a candidate for Broxtowe
in 2001 and stood as a European candidate in 1999 and 2005 for the East Midlands
.
Latham was a member of the controversial A-List.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Mid Derbyshire
Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.
Latham had been a Conservative member of Derbyshire County Council from 1987 to 1993, and a Derby City Councillor from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2010. She held the position of Mayor of Derby
Mayor of Derby
Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that was chosen on the 3 July 1638 by the king's charter then granted to the town the two last bailiffs were the two first mayors Mr Mellor being proclaimed the 3rd day of July to be the mayor until Michaelmas and twelve months after but...
during 2007/08.
She has a special interest in education issues, being a school governor for twelve years. She was a candidate for Broxtowe
Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)
Broxtowe is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in 2001 and stood as a European candidate in 1999 and 2005 for the East Midlands
East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)
East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 5 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :...
.
Latham was a member of the controversial A-List.