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LILLEY, Peter Rt Hon

Hitchin and Harpenden Conservative
 

Member for Hitchin and Harpenden since 1997. Member for St Albans 1983-87. Committees: Secretary, Conservative Energy Committee 1983-84; Member, Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee 1983-84. Political career: Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party 1997-99; Secretary of State for Social Security 1992-97; Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1990-92; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1989-90; Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1987-89; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Nigel Lawson as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1984-87; PPS to William Waldegrave and Lord Bellwin, Ministers of Local Government 1984; Consultant Director, Conservative Research Department 1979-83; Chair, Bow Group 1973-75; Parliamentary Candidate for Haringey, Tottenham 1974. Special political interests: Economic policy. Profession/Trade: Non-executive Director, Flemings Claverhouse Investment Trust plc, and i-document Systems Ltd; Director, Greenwell Montagu Stockbrokers 1986-87; Economic Advisor in underdeveloped countries. Education: Dulwich College; Clare College, Cambridge. Affiliations: Co-founder, German Bow Group; Institute of Petroleum; Member, Carlton Club. b. 23 August 1943. Married.

 
  2005     2001  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 23,627 49.9 2.5 21,271 47.3
Labour 12,234 25.8 7.8 14,608 32.5
Lib Dem 10,499 22.2 -10.4 8,076 18
UKIP 828 1.8 0.4 606 1.3
Independent 199 0.4 -0.4 363 0.8
Majority 11,393 24.0   6,663 14.8
Turnout 47,387 70.5 3.6 44,924 66.9