LOUGHTON, Timothy

Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for East Worthing and Shoreham 1997-2010. Committees: Former All-Party Parliamentary Group positions until 2010: Vice-Chair, Autism; Treasurer, Archaeology; Maritime Group; Vice-Chairman, Children; Vice-Chairman, Cardiac Risk in the Young; Vice-Chairman, Deafness; Vice-Chairman, Ethiopia; Joint Chairman, Mental Health; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Wholesale Financial Services and Markets 2005-10; Chair, Conservative Disability Group 1998-2006; Member, Environmental Audit Select Committee 1997-2001. Political career: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Education since 2010; Shadow Minister for Children 2003-10; Shadow Health Minister 2001-07; Shadow Environment Minister for Housing, Regeneration and the Regions 2000-01; Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Brightside, 1992 General Election. Special political interests: Health, environment, children, heritage, finance, Europe, law and order. Education: Clare College, Cambridge 1983-84; Warwick University, BA (Hons) First Class, 1980-83; The Priory School, Lewes, Sussex 1973-80. Hobbies: Archaeology; classics; wine; skiing, tennis and hockey; Captain, Commons and Lords Hockey Team. b. 30 May 1962, Eastbourne, Sussex. Married with three children.