Economic secretary to the Treasury
Conservative, Putney, Roehampton and Southfields
Date of birth: 30 April 1969
Education: Oakwood Comprehensive School, Rotherham, Yorkshire; Thomas Rotherham College, Rotherham; Southampton University (BSc business economics and accounting 1990); London Business School (MBA 2000)
Profession: Accountant
Hobbies: Swimming, cycling
Languages: French
Non-political career
Audit assistant, PriceWaterhouse, 1991-94; audit assistant manager, Revisuisse PriceWaterhous,e 1995-96; finance manager, SmithKline Beecham, 1996-2001; business strategy manager, GlaxoSmithKline, 2001-02; sales and marketing finance manager, Centric, 2002-05
Professional bodies
Associate of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 1994
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Epping Town Council, 1998-2002
Electoral history
Contested Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush 2001 general election; member for Putney, 2005-10, for Putney (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Commons career
Shadow Minister for: the Treasury 2007-09; Communities and Local Government 2009-10
Commons Select Committees
Work and Pensions 2005-07
All-party groups (office-holding)
Secretary Limb Loss Group, 2006 to present; treasurer: Business, Finance and Accountacy Group, 2006 to present; Rowing Group, 2007 to present; vice-chairman, Child and Youth Crime Group, 2007 to present
Political interests
Vocational education, youth crime, environment
Party posts
The Bow Group: member from 1998; political officer, 1999-2000; vice-chairman (Youth) Conservative Party, 2005 to present
