Neil Parish

Biography:

Neil Parish was elected as Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton on May 7th 2015 with 19366 votes, taking 49.8% of the vote.

He is a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.

Before entering politics, Neil managed the family farm in Somerset after leaving school at 16 years old. He is married to Sue and they have two children.

Neil was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the South West in June 1999.

Local Government has featured strongly in Neil’s political career and he has served as Parish, District and County Councillor in Somerset. He cut his political teeth in South Wales in 1997 when he contested Pontypool.

Neil also acted as an election monitor during Zimbabwe’s 2000 Presidential elections.

In December 2001, Neil was appointed Conservative spokesman on agriculture and he was the delegation’s deputy chief whip.

In the Parliament, Neil was the Chairman of the agriculture and rural development committee and he sat on the fisheries committee.

Constituency: Tiverton and Honiton

Constituency Address: 9C Mill Park Industrial Estate, White Cross Road, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EL

Constituency Tel: 01395 233503

Date of Birth: 26/05/1956

Email: neil.parish.mp@parliament.uk

Party: Conservative

Personal Website: www.neilparish.co.uk

Westminster Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel: 020 7219 7172

Twitter: @neil_parish

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neil-Parish/165344071283?fref=ts