Richard Graham (politician)
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Richard Graham is a British
Conservative Party
politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Gloucester
, defeating the Labour
MP Parmjit Dhanda
.
at the University of Oxford
in Oxford
.
and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Airline Representatives in the Philippines
. He was elected Cotswold
district councillor in 2003, becoming Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee in 2006. He contested the South West of England
in the 2004 European elections.
Richard Graham is a former director of Care for Children and a current trustee of the Gloucestershire Community Foundation.
Graham is married with three children.
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
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(MP) for Gloucester
Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)
Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885...
, defeating the 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 Parmjit Dhanda
Parmjit Dhanda
Parmjit Singh Dhanda is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Gloucester from 2001 to 2010, succeeding Tess Kingham as the Labour MP for the seat...
.
Education
Richard Graham read Modern History at Christ ChurchChrist Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in Oxford
Oxford
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.
Life and career
Graham is a former airline manager, diplomat and investment manager. He has lived and worked in ten different countries and speaks over eight different languages. He was British Trade Commissioner China, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Airline Representatives in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. He was elected Cotswold
Cotswold
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England that give their name to:*Cotswold *Cotswold *Cotswold Chase, a horse race*Cotswold Games, annual games in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire...
district councillor in 2003, becoming Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee in 2006. He contested the South West of England
South West England (European Parliament constituency)
South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, reduced from 7 in 2004.-Boundaries:...
in the 2004 European elections.
Richard Graham is a former director of Care for Children and a current trustee of the Gloucestershire Community Foundation.
Graham is married with three children.