Richard Fuller (politician)
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Richard Fuller is a British
Conservative Party
politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Bedford
, where he was born.
(then a direct grant school), followed by University College, Oxford
(1981-84) where he studied Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and Harvard Business School
(1987-89) for his MBA.
in 1984 as part of their first intake of university graduates. In 1986, Fuller transferred to Sydney
to help establish the Australian practice of LEK. After Harvard Business School, he worked in South Korea
, before rejoining LEK in Australia and then working for two years on assignment with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
(PLDT) in Manila, Philippines
. Fuller moved to the United States
in 2004 and rejoined LEK in Los Angeles in 2007. In 2000, he joined the alternative assets firm, Investcorp
, to help establish their technology ventures group.
Fuller joined the board of the Osborne Association, a New York based charity working with offenders and ex-offenders in 2002.
and began delivering leaflets for Trevor Skeet
, the MP for Bedford
during the 1979 general election
.
Fuller was President of the Oxford University Conservative Association
(OUCA) in 1983. OUCA’s official historian David Blair singles out Fuller’s “disastrous term of office”. Following the failed nomination of Conservative candidates for the Oxford University Student Union
(OUSU), Oxford’s student paper Cherwell
ran the headline “OUCA falls apart” and Fuller lost a vote of confidence but remained in office. As President, Fuller also provided the first Conservative Party
platform for the African National Congress
(ANC) then a proscribed terrorist organisation.
Fuller was elected National Chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1985 to 1987, campaigning on social issues such as housing, changes to drugs policies as well as on tackling unemployment. After Michael Heseltine
resigned from Mrs Thatcher’s
cabinet over the dispute over Westland helicopters
, Fuller provided Heseltine with his first major national party platform. In his farewell speech to the National Young Conservatives conference in 1987, Fuller declared that “I am not a Thatcherite, never have been, never will be.”
Fuller stood as the Conservative candidate for the Bedford constituency
in the 2005 general election
, losing to the incumbent Labour
MP Patrick Hall
. Fuller stood again for the Bedford constituency in the 2010 general election, and was elected to office on 6 May 2010, replacing Patrick Hall.
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. He 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 Bedford
Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
, where he was born.
Early life
Fuller was educated at Hazeldene School and Bedford Modern SchoolBedford Modern School
Bedford Modern School is a British co-educational independent school in the Harpur area of Bedford, in the county of Bedfordshire, in England.Bedford Modern comprises a junior school and a senior school...
(then a direct grant school), followed by University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
(1981-84) where he studied Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
(1987-89) for his MBA.
Professional career
Fuller joined the management consultancy company, LEK ConsultingL.E.K. Consulting
L.E.K. Consulting is an international strategy consulting firm, with headquarters in London.Started in 1983 by three partners from Bain & Company, James Lawrence, Iain Evans and Richard Koch, L.E.K. has since grown to over 900 consultants and 20 offices worldwide...
in 1984 as part of their first intake of university graduates. In 1986, Fuller transferred to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to help establish the Australian practice of LEK. After Harvard Business School, he worked in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, before rejoining LEK in Australia and then working for two years on assignment with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. PLDT is also the largest company in the Philippines, ranked 1138th in the April 2009 update, and 1080th in the April 2010 update, of Forbes' Global 2000 list...
(PLDT) in Manila, Philippines
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. Fuller moved to the United States
United States
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in 2004 and rejoined LEK in Los Angeles in 2007. In 2000, he joined the alternative assets firm, Investcorp
Investcorp
Investcorp is a manager of alternative investment products, serving high-net-worth private and institutional clients. Its principal client base is in the six countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council, but it also has institutional clients in North America and Europe...
, to help establish their technology ventures group.
Fuller joined the board of the Osborne Association, a New York based charity working with offenders and ex-offenders in 2002.
Political career
Fuller joined the Conservative partyConservative 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...
and began delivering leaflets for Trevor Skeet
Trevor Skeet
Sir Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet was a New Zealand lawyer and a British Conservative politician.Skeet was born in New Zealand and was educated at King's College, Auckland and New Zealand University. He served with the New Zealand Army and Navy during World War II...
, the MP for Bedford
Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
during the 1979 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats...
.
Fuller was President of the Oxford University Conservative Association
Oxford University Conservative Association
The Oxford University Conservative Association, or OUCA is a student political organisation founded in 1924 whose members are drawn from the University of Oxford...
(OUCA) in 1983. OUCA’s official historian David Blair singles out Fuller’s “disastrous term of office”. Following the failed nomination of Conservative candidates for the Oxford University Student Union
Oxford University Student Union
The Oxford University Student Union is the official students' union of the University of Oxford. It is better known in Oxford by its acronym, OUSU . It exists to represent Oxford University students in the University's decision-making, to act as the voice for students in the national higher...
(OUSU), Oxford’s student paper Cherwell
Cherwell (newspaper)
Cherwell is an independent newspaper, largely published for students of Oxford University. First published in 1920, it has had an online edition since 1996. Named after the local river, Cherwell is published by OSPL , who also publish the sister publication ISIS along with the Etcetera Supplement...
ran the headline “OUCA falls apart” and Fuller lost a vote of confidence but remained in office. As President, Fuller also provided the first 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...
platform for the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
(ANC) then a proscribed terrorist organisation.
Fuller was elected National Chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1985 to 1987, campaigning on social issues such as housing, changes to drugs policies as well as on tackling unemployment. After Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC is a British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001 and was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major...
resigned from Mrs Thatcher’s
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
cabinet over the dispute over Westland helicopters
Westland affair
The Westland affair was a political scandal for the British Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher in 1986. The argument was a result of differences of opinion within the government as to the future of the United Kingdom helicopter industry. The struggling Westland company, Britain's last...
, Fuller provided Heseltine with his first major national party platform. In his farewell speech to the National Young Conservatives conference in 1987, Fuller declared that “I am not a Thatcherite, never have been, never will be.”
Fuller stood as the Conservative candidate for the Bedford constituency
Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
in the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, losing to the incumbent Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP Patrick Hall
Patrick Hall
Patrick Hall is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Bedford from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:...
. Fuller stood again for the Bedford constituency in the 2010 general election, and was elected to office on 6 May 2010, replacing Patrick Hall.
External links
- Richard Fuller MP official constituency blog
- Profile at the Conservative Party
- Bedford and Kempston Conservatives