Andrew Bingham | |
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Bingham in 2010 | |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Development | |
In office 29 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Julian Smith |
Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
Member of Parliament for High Peak | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017[1] | |
Preceded by | Tom Levitt |
Succeeded by | Ruth George |
Majority | 4,894 (9.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Buxton, Derbyshire, England | 23 June 1962
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | Chapel-en-le-Frith |
Alma mater | University of Derby |
Profession | Businessman |
Website | parliament..andrew-bingham |
Andrew Russell Bingham[2] (born 23 June 1962)[3] is a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP). He was first elected as the MP for High Peak in Derbyshire[4] at the 2010 general election, gaining the seat from Labour. Bingham was appointed the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mark Francois MP in July 2014.[citation needed] He lost his seat to the Labour candidate, Ruth George, at the 2017 general election.[5]
Since November 2017, Bingham has been the head of the Government Car Service, part of the Department for Transport based in London.[6]