SOULSBY, Peter Sir

Member for Leicester South since 2005. Committees: Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee since 2010; Member, Procedure Select Committee since 2009; Member, East Midlands Select Committee 2009-10; Member, Transport Select Committee 2009-10; Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Select Committee 2007-10; Member, Crossrail Bill Select Committee 2006-07; Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee 2005-10. Political career: Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2010; Member, Leicester City Council 1973-2003; Leader, Leicester City Council 1995-99, 1981-94. Title/Honours/Decorations: Knighted 1999, for service to the City of Leicester and to Local Government. Education: University of Leicester, BEd (Hons). b. 27 December 1948, Bishop Auckland. Married with three children.