HEATHCOTE - AMORY, David Rt Hon FCA

Member for Wells since 1983. Committees: Member, House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee since 2005; Member, House of Commons Treasury Select Committee 2004; Member, House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee 2003. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 2000-01; Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1997-2000; Appointed Privy Councillor 1996 (resigned over issue of single European currency); Paymaster General HM Treasury 1994-96; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1993-94; Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer to Royal Household 1992-93; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy 1990-92; Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 1989-90; Assistant Government Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1988-89. Profession/Trade: Chartered accountant; former assistant finance director. Education: Eton; Oxford University, MA Politics, Philosophy and Economics. b. 21 March 1949. Married with three children.