John Pugh

John Pugh
Pugh in 2011
Liberal Democrat Education Spokesman
In office
29 July 2015 – 8 May 2017
LeaderTim Farron
Preceded byDavid Laws
Succeeded bySarah Olney
Member of Parliament
for Southport
In office
7 June 2001 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byRonnie Fearn
Succeeded byDamien Moore
Member of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council for Dukes
Assumed office
2 November 2017
Preceded byPat Ball
Majority890 (29.7%)
Personal details
Born (1948-06-28) 28 June 1948 (age 76)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Political partyLiberal Democrats
SpouseAnnette Pugh
Children3 daughters, 1 son
Alma materSt Cuthbert's Society, Durham
WebsiteOfficial website
Academic background
ThesisThe logical & philosophical ideas of Bernard Bosanquet (1995)

John David Pugh (born 28 June 1948) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Southport from 2001 to 2017.[1] He stood down at the 2017 snap election.[2] In November 2017, he was elected to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council as a councillor for Duke's Ward.[3]

  1. ^ "Liverpool Echo: Latest Liverpool and Merseyside news, sports and what's on". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ Bona, Emilia (19 April 2017). "John Pugh to stand down as MP - but will he back a snap election?". Southport Visiter. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. ^ Lopez, Jamie (3 November 2017). "Former-MP John Pugh earns big win at Sefton Council by-election". southportvisiter. Retrieved 3 November 2017.