Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh (* 20 July 1950 in Kensington ) is a British politician of the Conservative Party . He has been a member of the House of Commons for the Gainsborough constituency since 1983 .
Leigh attended the Lycée français in London and Durham University . In June 1983 he was first elected to the House of Commons . From 2001 to 2010 he was Chairman of the Audit Committee . In the election for Speaker of the House of Commons 2019 , he applied to succeed the speaker John Bercow , who resigned in October 2019 , but lost in the first ballot with only 12 of 562 votes cast.
Leigh is married to Mary Leigh, b. Goodman, a great niece of Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg . Leigh has three sons and three daughters.
Web links
- www.edwardleigh.org.uk
- Sir Edward Leigh at Hansard (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.parliament.uk
- ^ The 9 candidates to replace John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ^ Parliamentlive.tv. Retrieved November 5, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Leigh, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leigh, Edward Julian Egerton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kensington |