TIM LOUGHTON MP for East Worthing & Shoreham

Shadow Minister for Children

(For a short CV see the bottom of this page.)

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 Centre Trust
• Vice-Patron Life Education Centres, West Sussex
• Patron of Headway, West Sussex
• Patron of the campaign for Worthing and Adur to become a Fairtrade Town
• 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
• 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
• Mental Health Bill 2006
• Children Bill 2004
• Childcare Bill 2005
• Chairman Conservative Disability Group 1998-2006
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill 2006
• Children and Adoption Bill 2006
• Parliamentary Patron: Westminster Diet and Health Forum, and Westminster Education Forum.

All Party Parlimentary Groups

• Vice Chairman Cardiac Risk in the Young Group
• Chairman Wholesale Financial Services and Markets Group
• Vice Chairman Parliamentary Autism 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

Quick CV

• Born: Eastborne, Sussex, 1962
• Educated: Priory School, Lewes; Warwick University (Classical Civilisation); Clare College, Cambridge (Mesopotamian Archaeology)
• Business Career: Robert Fleming Merchant Bank, 1984-2000; Director Fleming Private Asset Management from 1992; Non Executive Chairman Netline, 1996-1999.
• Political Career: Joined Conservative Party, 1977; various positions in Young Conservatives; Federation Conservative Students; Battersea Conservative Association; stood in 1992 General Election for Sheffield Brightside against David Blunkett; elected in 1997 General Election for new constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham; Shadow Health Minister, 2001-2007; Shadow Minister for Children 2007-present.
• Other Interests: archaeology, Sussex Downs, wine, travel, hockey, tennis, skiing.