Nick Hurd
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Nicholas Richard Hurd known as Nick Hurd, is a United Kingdom
Conservative
Member of Parliament
.
He was elected Member for Ruislip-Northwood
at the May 2005 general election
with 47.7% of the votes. Hurd is currently Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering at the Cabinet Office
in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government
.
and graduating from Oxford University, where he was a member of the Bullingdon Club
with David Cameron
, he ran his own business and represented a British bank in Brazil
. In 2002, he set up the Small Business Network to advise the Conservative Party on business policy. More recently, he worked as Chief of Staff to Tim Yeo
MP, who at the time was Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport, and in the Conservative Research Department
.
He also serves as a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee
. The EAC Remit is: "to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House." The EAC is tasked with monitoring the Government and its agencies with regard to environmental protection and sustainability, and within this term of parliament, focusing particularly on climate change.
He chaired the Climate Change sub-group of the Conservative Party's Quality of Life policy review commission, 2006-2008.
Mr Hurd came top in the Private Member's Bill
ballot in November 2006, and introduced the Sustainable Communities Bill into the House of Commons. This achieved its third reading in June 2007 and after being passed by the House of Lords
, the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 received the royal assent in October 2007.http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2007/ukpga_20070023_en_1.
Mr Hurd was promoted by David Cameron to the Opposition Whips office in July 2007. He served as Opposition Whip until his appointment as Shadow Minister for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering in October 2008.
Douglas Hurd, Lord Hurd
, former Member of Parliament
, Foreign Secretary
and leadership contender
under Lady Thatcher
and successively under Sir John Major
.
He is the fourth generation in the male line of his family to sit in the House of Commons as a Conservative, following his father, grandfather
and great-grandfather
.
Hurd married Kim Richards in 1988. They have two sons and two daughters. In 2010, he married Lady Clare Kerr, daughter of the Conservative politician Michael Ancram
.
He is a Governor of Coteford Junior School.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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.
He was elected Member for Ruislip-Northwood
Ruislip-Northwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Ruislip-Northwood was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
at the May 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....
with 47.7% of the votes. Hurd is currently Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the government of the United Kingdom, junior to both a Minister of State and a Secretary of State....
for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering at the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government
Cameron Ministry
David Cameron is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government after the resignation as Prime Minister of Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010. Leading a coalition government formed by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the coalition...
.
Early life
After Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and graduating from Oxford University, where he was a member of the Bullingdon Club
Bullingdon Club
The Bullingdon Club is a socially exclusive student dining club at Oxford University. The club has no permanent rooms and is notorious for its members' wealth and destructive binges. Membership is by invitation only, and prohibitively expensive for most, given the need to pay for the uniform,...
with David Cameron
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
, he ran his own business and represented a British bank in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. In 2002, he set up the Small Business Network to advise the Conservative Party on business policy. More recently, he worked as Chief of Staff to Tim Yeo
Tim Yeo
Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo is an English Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for South Suffolk and the current Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.-Early life:...
MP, who at the time was Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport, and in the Conservative Research Department
Conservative Research Department
The Conservative Research Department is part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. It operates alongside other departments of Conservative Campaign Headquarters at 30 Millbank, London SW1....
.
Parliamentary career
Mr Hurd is Minister for Civil Society.He also serves as a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee
Environmental Audit Select Committee
The Environmental Audit Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine how government department's policies and programmes will affect both the environment and sustainable development.-Membership:As of...
. The EAC Remit is: "to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House." The EAC is tasked with monitoring the Government and its agencies with regard to environmental protection and sustainability, and within this term of parliament, focusing particularly on climate change.
He chaired the Climate Change sub-group of the Conservative Party's Quality of Life policy review commission, 2006-2008.
Mr Hurd came top in the Private Member's Bill
Private Member's Bill
A member of parliament’s legislative motion, called a private member's bill or a member's bill in some parliaments, is a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. In most countries with a parliamentary system, most bills are proposed by the government, not by individual members of the...
ballot in November 2006, and introduced the Sustainable Communities Bill into the House of Commons. This achieved its third reading in June 2007 and after being passed by the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 received the royal assent in October 2007.http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2007/ukpga_20070023_en_1.
Mr Hurd was promoted by David Cameron to the Opposition Whips office in July 2007. He served as Opposition Whip until his appointment as Shadow Minister for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering in October 2008.
Personal life
Hurd is the son of the Conservative peerPeerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
Douglas Hurd, Lord Hurd
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC , is a British Conservative politician and novelist, who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1979 and his retirement in 1995....
, former 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,...
, Foreign Secretary
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a senior member of Her Majesty's Government heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and regarded as one of the Great Offices of State...
and leadership contender
Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 1990
The 1990 Conservative Party leadership election in the United Kingdom took place in November 1990 following the decision of former Defence and Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine to stand against the incumbent Conservative leader and Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.Thatcher failed to win...
under Lady Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
and successively under Sir John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
.
He is the fourth generation in the male line of his family to sit in the House of Commons as a Conservative, following his father, grandfather
Anthony Hurd
Anthony Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd was a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury....
and great-grandfather
Percy Hurd
Sir Percy Angier Hurd was a British journalist and Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for nearly thirty years...
.
Hurd married Kim Richards in 1988. They have two sons and two daughters. In 2010, he married Lady Clare Kerr, daughter of the Conservative politician Michael Ancram
Michael Ancram
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
.
He is a Governor of Coteford Junior School.
External links
- Nick Hurd MP official site
- Blog at Conservative Home
- Nick Hurd at the Cabinet Office
- Maiden speech in the House of Commons, 15 June 2005 (Hansard)