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Stephen Williams
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Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
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Biography
Stephen Williams entered Parliament at his third attempt in 2005, gaining this seat from the Labour Party.
After attending Mountain Ash Comprehensive, Glamorgan, Stephen Williams read history at Bristol University and has lived and worked in the city since graduating. He has mainly worked as a tax consultant for international business advisory firms including PriceWaterhouseCooper (PWC) and Grant Thornton. He is a member of: Amnesty International, Bristol Civic Society, the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Friends of the Earth, National Trust, Stonewall and the WWF. His interests are: visiting art galleries and historic sites; theatre & cinema; gym, playing pool and swimming; he is a director of the Watershed arts centre.
He was a member of Avon County Council [1993-96] and Bristol City Council [1995-99] council for six years, where he led the Lib Dem group [1995-97].
As an MP his work on local issues includes support for: the Million Faces campaign and the NO2ID campaign.
In 2006 he was appointed Further and Higher Education spokesperson in the Education team; he was previously a member of the Health team [2005-06]. He is a member of the Education and Public Accounts Select Committees.
Education:
Mountain Ash Comprehensive, Glamorgan; Bristol University
Experience:
Tax Consultant, Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation
Council experience:
Avon County Council 1993-96; Bristol City Council 1995-1999; Leader 1995-1997.
Parliamentary experience:
2007 - Shadow Minister for Schools; 2006-2007 Shadow Education (HE/FE) spokesperson, 2005-6 Shadow Health Minister, 2005- Education Select Committee, 2005- Public Accounts Select Committee, 2001 Bristol West, 1997 Bristol South
Interests:
Visiting art galleries, historic sites, theatre & cinema, eating out with friends, swimming, playing pool, gym. Political - taxation, education, preventative health care, transport, civil rights, arts, Europe
Memberships:
WWF, Amnesty International, National Trust, Friends of the Earth, Bristol Civic Society, Stonewall
General election 2005 result
Seat: Bristol West
Current MP: Stephen Williams
| Liberal Democrats | 38% | 21987 votes | |
| Labour | 29% | 16859 votes | |
| Conservatives | 27% | 1529 votes | |
| Others | 5% | 2602 votes |