Sir Alan Haselhurst: Biography

Born: 23 June 1937

Marital Details: Married April 16, 1977, Angela Margaret, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bailey (2 sons 1 daughter)

Education:

King Edward VI School, Birmingham
Cheltenham College

Oriel College, Oxford

Honours:

Awarded Knights Bachelor for services to Politics in 1995

Made a Member of the Privy Council in 1999

Employment:

Executive, chemicals and plastic industry 1960 -70
Public Affairs Consultant 1974-97

Political Party: Conservative Party

Electoral history:

Member for Middleton and Prestwich 1970-February 1974,

Member for Saffron Walden 7 July 1977 by-election to 2010, (for Saffron Walden (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election)

Parliamentary career:

P.P.S. to Home Secretary 1973-74;

PPS to Secretary of State, Education and Science 1979-81;

Chairman Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker 1997-2010;

Select committees:

Ex-officio chair: Chairmen's Panel 1997-2010;

Ex-officio member: Court of Referees 1997-2010, Standing Orders 1998-2010, Unopposed Bills (Panel) 2000-10;

Member: European Legislation, 1982–97, Catering, 1991–97, Transport, 1992–97; Finance and Services 2008-, Liaison 2010-, Ecclesiastical Committee 2010-; Works of Art 2011-

Chair: Administration 2010-;

International bodies:

Chair: Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council 1978-81,

Chair: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, UK Branch 2010-

Chair: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee, 2011 -

Political interests:

President, Oxford University Conservative Association 1958; National Chair, Young Conservative Movement 1966-68; Deputy Chair, Conservative Group for Europe 1982-85 Chair All Party Parliamentary Cricket Group (Hon. Sec. 1993).  Chair, Rights of Way Review Committee, 1983–93. Chair, Manchester Youth and Community Service, 1974–77; Chair Trustees, Community Development (formerly Projects) Foundation, 1986–97

Education, aerospace, aviation, youth affairs, European Union, agriculture, community development

Countries of interest: Commonwealth countries, U.S.A.

Publications:

Occasionally Cricket (1999)
Eventually Cricket (2001)
Incidentally Cricket (2003)
Accidentally Cricket (2009)
Unusually Cricket (2010)

Recreations:

Gardening, theatre, music and watching cricket

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC); Essex County Cricket Club (Member, Executive Committee 1996-2008)