WATERSON, Nigel

Member for Eastbourne since 1992. Committees: Co-Chair, All-Party Group for Older People; Member, British-American Parliamentary Group; Member, Lords and Commons Solicitors- Group; Secretary, British-Cyprus Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Group; Member, Parliamentary Maritime Group; Member, All-Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group; Member, All-Party British-Caribbean Group; Vice-Chair, All-Party British-Greek Group; Member, Inter-Parliamentary Union; Member, All-Party Czech and Slovak Group; Vice-President, Eastbourne Branch of BLESMA. Political career: Shadow Pensions Minister since 2003; Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry 2002; Shadow Minister for Local Government and Housing 1999; Opposition Whip 1997; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister 1996; appointed PPS to the Minister for Health in 1995; Member, Greater London CPC General Purposes Committee 1990-91; Chair, Hammersmith and Fulham Joint Management Committee 1988-90; Chair, Hammersmith Conservative Association 1987-90; Chair, Bow Group 1986-87; Parliamentary Candidate for Islington South and Finsbury 1979; Councillor, London Borough of Hammersmith 1974-78; Research Assistant to Sally Oppenheim 1972-73; President, Oxford University Conservative Association 1970. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, tourism, energy. Profession/Trade: Solicitor - built up a successful practice in maritime law. Education: Leeds Grammar School; Queen-s College, Oxford. Affiliations: Patron of a number of local charities, including the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Betts Memorial Heart Foundation; President, Eastbourne Constitutional Club. Hobbies: Sailing, reading, music. b. 12 October 1950, Bradford. Married with two children.