Members Of Parliament in Putney - Wandsworth Guardian

MPs: Justine Greening MP; Richard Tracey AM; Marina Yannakoudakis MEP;

Putney (House of Commons)

Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Every other Monday at Putney Library, Southfields Library or the Open Door Community Centre in Southfields, 9.00-10.00am. By appointment only.

Surgery Tel: 020 8946 4557

MP Since - 2005 Majority - 10,053 Born - 30/04/1969.
Education - Oakwood Comprehensive School, Rotherham, S Yorks. Thomas Rotherham College, Rotherham. Southampton University (BSc business economics and accounting 1990). London Business School (MBA 2000). She is also a school governor at Hotham Primary school in Putney.
Previous Occupation - Audit assistant, PriceWaterhouse (1991-94). Audit assistant manager for Revisuisse PriceWaterhouse (1995-96). Finance manager for SmithKline Beecham (1996-2001). Business strategy manager for GlaxoSmithKline (2001-02). Sales and marketing finance manager for Centrica (2002-05).

Personal Overview - Likely to be a new style results based Conservative member, approaching politics from more of a 'getting things done' business perspective, and results will be important in this marginal seat captured on an above average swing. She has had an active career in the business/finance sector and has gained political experience as a Councillor and within the party as a Bow Group Officer. More locally, she has campaigned with Southfields and Ashburton Estate residents against the closure of their local post offices. She has lead the District Line campaign pressing for a better service and cleaner tube trains. Became a Conservative Spokesman in 2007, just two years after entering Parliament, entering Government in 2010. Her career continued to advance when she entered the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Transport in October 2011. She was moved sideways at the 2012 reshuffle to cover International Development. Some commentators linked this move to her opposition to the further development of Heathrow Airport which had become a contentious issue.

Political History - Councillor, Epping Town Council (1998-2002). General Election candidate for Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush (2001). MP for Putney (2005-). Member of the Work & Pensions Select Committee (2005-07). Member of the Public Accounts Committee (2010-11). Conservative Party Vice Chairman (Youth) (2005-). Shadow Minister for the Treasury (2007-09). Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government (2009-10). Economic Secretary to the Treasury (2010-11). Secretary of State for Transport (2011-).

Characteristics - She is an Associate of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (1994). She enjoys swimming and cycling. She is a member of Putney Society, Putney Music Society and Putney Rotary Club.

Business Tel: 0207 219 8300

Email: greeningj@parliament.uk

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Interests: Health

Merton and Wandsworth (Greater London Authority)

Mr Richard Tracey AM (Conservative)

GLA Member Since - 2008 Majority - 9,981 Born - 1943. Married, 1 son, 3 daughters (all grown up).
Education - King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Birmingham University.

Previous Occupation - Leader Writer - Beaverbrook Newspapers (1964-66). Presenter/Reporter - BBC TV & Radio Current Affairs (1966-78). Proprietor, Public Affairs Company (1978-83).

Personal Overview - Replaced the outgoing Conservative member Professor Elizabeth Howlett at the 2008 elections. A former MP who lost his Surbiton seat in the Labour landslide 1997 General Election, he has returned to the political front line in London. He is therefore likely to have political experience to call upon, particularly having been a Government Minister and serving on several Select Committees. He has focused on policing and getting better value for money for the London public. He has also campaigned to stop airport expansion and to cut aircraft and helicopter noise in the Wandsworth area.

Political History - MP for Surbiton (1983-97), former Minister for the Environment (covering Sport, Planning and Regeneration) (1985-87), member of the Select Committee on Broadcasting Parliament and Committee of Selection (1987-92), member of the Public Accounts Committee (1992-97), Chairman of the London MPs Group (1990-97). Chairman of Wandsworth Conservative Associations Grouping (2003-). Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Former MPs (2007-). GLA Member West Central London (2008-). Member of the Budget and Performance Committee (2008-), member of the Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee (2008-) member of the Transport Committee (2008-), member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (2008-).

Other Information - President of Kingston Amateur Regatta and Kingston Rugby Club. Member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Justice of the Peace. Freeman of the City of London. Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust. Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Inter Parliamentary Union. Became Sport England Chairman for South London (2006). Alternative email richard.tracey@mwconservatives.com

All Party Groups - N/a.

Business Tel: 020 7983 4389

Email: richard.tracey@london.gov.uk

Interests: Environment,Aircraft Noise,Transport

Commitee membership

• Budget and Performance Committee (Member)
• Transport Committee (Member)

London (European Parliament)

Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (Conservative)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 16/04/1956. Married, 3 children.
Education - Brunel University, BSC in Government, Politics and Modern History. Open University, MA in Education.
Previous Occupation - Financial Director of a family business (pan-European).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament from third place on the London Conservative Party list. Has been involved running a small business for over 23 years with experience negotiating in in Europe on behalf of her UK clients. She has campaigned to reduce regulation on business, reducing EU waste and fraud and on the sensible managing of migration. She also has experience raising funds for charity, as a former Chair of the Mayor of Barnet's Charity Appeal 2005/06 raising money for the mental health charity MIND.

Political History - Councillor, London Borough of Barnet. Has been Deputy Chairman of Chipping Barnet Conservative Association. MEP London Region (2009-). Membe rof the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-). Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-). Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (2009-). Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (2009-).

Other Information - School Governor. She was a Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students at Brunel University and Chairperson for Communications on it's Student Union Executive. In her spare time she plays the saxophone and produces her own sculptures which she donates to charity.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Small Business,Business & Finance,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member)

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