Edward Garnier

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Sir Edward Henry Garnier is born on the 26th of October 1952 in Wuppertal, West Germany. He is a barrister and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is on the socially liberal wing of his party and has been the Member of Parliament for Harborough in Leicestershire since 1992. He is married since 1982 and has 3 kids.

Education

Edward Garnier was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and Jesus College, Oxford where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in modern history in 1974, proceeding MA in 1976. He went on to study at the College of Law at Chancery Lane in the City of London.

Political Career

He was elected to member of parliament for Harborough at the 1992 general election. In Parliament, he served on the home affairs select committee from 1992 until he was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Alastair Goodlad and David Davis for a year in 1994. In 2009 he was elected Chair of the newly formed All-Party Parliamentary Group on Privacy.

External Links

Official Website