TIM LOUGHTON MP for East Worthing & Shoreham
Shadow Minister for Children
Beginnings
Timothy Paul Loughton, born 30th May, 1962, Eastbourne, Sussex
Education
- · The Priory School, Lewes, Sussex. 1973-1980
- · University of Warwick (BA First Class Honours Classical Civilisation) 1980-1983
- · Clare College, Cambridge (Mesopotamian Archaeology) 1983-84
Married
Elizabeth MacLauchlan 1992 One son, two daughters
Career
* Fund manager in the City of London with Montagu Loebl Stanley from 1984 (became part of Robert Fleming merchant bank in 1986)
* Director Fleming Private Asset Management 1992 -2000
* Member Securities Institute MSi (dip)
* Member Securities and Futures Association Working Party on Training
* Non-Executive director Netlink – internet start-up company 1996-1999
Political Career
· Selected as Parliamentary Candidate for the new constituency of East Worthing & Shoreham, November 1995
· Deputy Chairman Battersea Conservative Association, 1993-1996
· London Area Conservative Executive Committee, 1993-1996
· Parliamentary Candidate 1992 General Election in Sheffield Brightside against David Blunkett, April 1992
· Vice Chairman Battersea Conservative Association 1990-1993
· Candidate Latchmere Ward, Wandsworth Borough Council elections, May 1990
· Member Cambridge University Conservative Association 1983-1984
· Secretary Warwick University Conservative Association 1981-1982
· Vice Chairman, South East Area Young Conservatives 1980-1982
· Vice Chairman Sussex Young Conservatives 1979-1982
· Vice Chairman Lewes Constituency Conservative Association 1979-1981
· Chairman Lewes Young Conservatives, 1978-1981
Public Office
· Governor Battersea Technology College
· Governor and Chairman Finance Committee Latchmere Primary School, Battersea.
· Local Authority appointee to Wandsworth Community Health Council
· Vice Chairman Wandsworth Alcohol Group
· Member Wandsworth Health Authority Substance Misuse Committee
Constituency Offices
· Patron St Barnabas Hospice, Worthing
· Patron League of Friends, Worthing Hospital
· Trustee League of Friends, Southlands Hospital, Shoreham
· Member of Court of Sussex University
· President Adur Athletic Football Club
· Patron Worthing Hockey Club
· Patron Worthing Churches Homeless Project
· Vice President Worthing MIND
· President Shoreham Conservative Club
· President Sussex Holiday Club
· Chairman Ropetackle Trust working party
· Vice-Patron Life Education Centres, West Sussex
· Patron of Headway, West Sussex
· Patron of the campaign for Worthing to become a Fairtrade Town
· Patron of TOAST - the Obesity Awareness & Solutions Trust
· Patron of West Grinstead and District Ploughing and Agricultural Society
· Vice-President of National Society of Conservative & Unionist Agents Southern Region
Parliamentary Career
- Appointed Shadow Children's Minister November 2003 - current
- Shadow Health Minister September 2001-2007
- Shadow Minister for Environment, Transport and the Regions responsible for urban regeneration, housing and the regions 2000-2001
· Shadow Minister for Environment, Transport and the Regions responsible for urban regeneration, housing and the regions 2000-2001
· Member Environmental Audit Select Committee 1997 – 2001
· Member European Standing Committee C 1999-2001
· Served on: Finance Bills 1997 & 1998
· Disability Bill 1998
· Housing Bill 2001
· Homelessness Bill 2001
· Adoption & Children Bill 2001-2002
· Tobacco Advertising Bill 2003
· Member Draft Mental Health Bill Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee 2004-5
· Children Bill 2004
· Chairman Conservative Disability Group 1998-
· Parliamentary Patron Westminster Diet and Health Forum
All Party Parliamentary Groups
· Vice Chairman Cardiac Risk in the Young Group
· Chairman Wholesale Financial Services and Markets Group
· Vice Chairman Parliamentary Autism Group
· Treasurer Parliamentary Animal Welfare Group
· Treasurer Parliamentary Maritime Group
· Treasurer Parliamentary Archaeology Group
· Captain Lords & Commons Hockey Team
· Vice Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness
· Vice Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Children
· Vice Chair All Party Parliamentary Ethiopia Group
· Co-Chairman All Party Mental Health Group 2005
Other Interests
Archaeology, Sussex Downs, wine, travel, hockey, tennis, skiing.
Member Sussex Archaeological Society; Member Society of Sussex Downsman; Member Friends of British Museum; Member Royal Archaeological Institute; Chairman Pet Advisory Committee