Biography:
Paul Beresford was re-elected MP for Mole Valley on May 7th 2015 with 33434 votes, taking 60.6% of the vote.
Sir Paul is New Zealand born and bred. He is married with four children, three sons and one daughter.
He graduated in dentistry in New Zealand and took a year’s postgraduate course at the Eastman Dental Hospital. He first practised in the East End of London before moving to the West End.
Goaded into politics in reaction to the 1974-78 Labour Wandsworth Council, Sir Paul joined the Putney Conservatives and was elected to Wandsworth Council in 1978.
He has held a wide variety of positions as a councillor:
Vice-Chairman, Social Services Committee
Chairman, Public Accountability Sub-Committee
Chairman, Housing Committee
Chairman, Policy and Finance Committee
Chairman, Education Committee
Leader of the Council – January 1983-May 1992
Sir Paul was elected Member of Parliament for Croydon Central April 1992. He was knighted in January 1990 for his contribution to inner city rehabilitation.
He was a Minister in Department of the Environment from 1994 – May 1997. He has been Member of Parliament for Mole Valley since May 1997.
Constituency: Mole Valley
Constituency Address: Mole Valley, Conservative Association, 86 South Street, Dorking, Surrey RH4 2EZ
Constituency Tel: 01306 883312
Date of Birth: 6 April 1946
Email: molevalley@btconnect.com
Party: Conservative
Personal Website: http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Beresford_Sir_Paul.aspx
Westminster Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Westminster Tel: 020 7219 5139
Twitter: @PaulBeresfordMP
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Beresford/103707423001067
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