Alec Shelbrooke
Encyclopedia
Alec Edward Shelbrooke (born 10 January 1976) is a British
Conservative Party
politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Elmet and Rothwell
, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England. The seat was Conservative target number 107.
Born in 1976, Shelbrooke has lived in the constituency since 1999 after taking a job as a project administrator at the University of Leeds
. He is a Mechanical Engineer by profession and graduated from Brunel University
with honours in 1998.
He was a campaign manager during the 2001 General Election
, has fought four local elections (being elected to Leeds City Council
in 2004 and re-elected in 2006) and unsuccessfully stood in Wakefield
at the 2005 General Election
. He was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.
On Thursday 11 November 2010, Shelbrooke was confirmed as PPS to Minister of State for Transport Theresa Villiers
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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
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 Elmet and Rothwell
Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England. The seat was Conservative target number 107.
Born in 1976, Shelbrooke has lived in the constituency since 1999 after taking a job as a project administrator at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. He is a Mechanical Engineer by profession and graduated from Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
with honours in 1998.
He was a campaign manager during the 2001 General Election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
, has fought four local elections (being elected to Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council is the local authority for the City of Leeds metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England.-History:The city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973...
in 2004 and re-elected in 2006) and unsuccessfully stood in Wakefield
Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Wakefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
at 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....
. He was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.
On Thursday 11 November 2010, Shelbrooke was confirmed as PPS to Minister of State for Transport Theresa Villiers
Theresa Villiers
Theresa Anne Villiers is a British Conservative Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet and the Minister of State for Transport.She was appointed as a Privy Counsellor on 9 June 2010.-Early life:...
.