HUHNE, Christopher

Member for Eastleigh (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Eastleigh 2005-10. Committees: Vice-Chair, Switzerland Group since 2006; Deputy-Chair, Corporate Governance Group since 2006. Political career: Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2010-12; Shadow Home Secretary 2007-10; Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor 2008-09; Shadow Secretary for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2006-07; Shadow Chief Secretary for the Treasury 2005-06; MEP1999-2005; Co-ordinator, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; Chair, Liberal Democrat Public Services Policy Commission; Liberal Democrat Economic Adviser, General Election Campaign 1997; SDP-Liberal Alliance Candidate, Oxford West and Abingdon 1987, and Reading East 1983. Special political interests: Environment, Europe, economics and development. Profession/Trade: Economist, journalist. Education: Westminster School; University of Paris, Sorbonne, Certificate in French Language and Civilisation; Magdalen College, Oxford University, BA (Hons) First, Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Author of: numerous articles and four books: Death and Danger; The Ecu Report; Real World Economics; Both Sides of the Coin. b. 2 July 1954. Married.