Mike Penning

Biography:

Mike Penning was re-elected MP for Hemel Hempstead on May 7th 2015 with 26245 votes, taking 52.9% of the vote.

Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead and Shadow Front Bench Minister for Health, was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Hemel Hempstead constituency on 5th May 2005.

In his first year after being elected Mike became a member of the prestigious Health Select Committee, an executive member of the Conservative 1922 Committee, a member of the All Party War Graves Committee and a member of the All Party Gibraltar Committee. In June 2007 he was appointed a Shadow Minister for Health.

He was born in North London in 1957 and was educated in Essex at Appleton and King Edmund Comprehensive Schools. He is married to Angela and has two daughters Adele and Abby. He joined the Army as a boy soldier and served with the Grenadier Guards in Northern Ireland, Kenya and Germany; he also undertook ceremonial duties in London including Trooping of the Colour. On leaving the Army Mike served as a full time fireman in Essex for many years before going into the family business and later, after several career changes into political journalism.

Mike came into politics late in his career. He first brought his skills to the political arena in 1997, when he ran Sir Teddy Taylor’s successful General Election campaign in Southend. In 1997 he was appointed advisor to the Shadow Cabinet. With David Cameron as a PM, he has been Head of different offices: Transport, Northern Ireland, Disabled People, Policing and Justice.

Constituency: Hemel Hempstead

Constituency Address: The Bury
Queensway
Hemel Hempstead
Herts HP1 1HR

Constituency Tel: 01442 251126

Date of Birth: 8 January 1957

Email: mike@penning4hemel.com

Party: Conservative

Personal Website: http://www.penning4hemel.com

Westminster Address: House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel: 02072193000

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Penning4Hemel