Ed Vaizey

Biography:

Ed Vaizey was re-elected MP for Wantage on May 7th 2015 with 31092 votes, taking 53.3% of the vote.

Born in 1968, Ed attended Merton College, Oxford. When he left university, he spent two years working for the Conservative Party’s Research Department, before training and practising as a barrister.

In 1996, he left the law, and became the director of a highly successful public relations company based in London. In 2004, he left to become the chief speech writer for the then Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard. Since May 2010 he is Minister of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries.

Ed also built up a career as a freelance political commentator, writing regularly for The Guardian, and appearing on programmes such as Despatch Box and The Wright Stuff, as well as broadcasting frequently on Five Live.

Ed married his wife Alex in September 2005, they live in Letcombe Bassett and London with their son Joseph and daughter Martha.

Constituency: Wantage

Constituency Address: Oxfordshire Conservatives, 8 Gorwell, Watlington, OX49 5QE

Constituency Tel: 01491 612852

Date of Birth: 5 June 1968

Email: atkinsl@parliament.uk

Party: Conservative

Personal Website: http://www.vaizey.com/

Westminster Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel: 020 7219 6350

Twitter: twitter.com/edvaizey

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/edvaizeymp