Sandra Gidley
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Sandra Gidley
Sandra Julia Gidley (born 26 March 1957) is a British politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Romsey constituency. She is a Liberal Democrat MP and was elected to her seat in a by-election on May 4, 2000 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Michael Colvin. She was re-elected in the 2001 general election and again in 2005. She is the Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Women and Spokesperson for Older People.
Prior to her election she had been a Borough Councillor between 1995 and 2003, and in 1997 became the youngest ever female Mayor of Romsey. She is also a qualified pharmacist.
She is married and has two children. She lists her interests as; reading, cookery, the theatre and badminton.
See also
External link
- Sandra Gidley MP (http://www.sandragidley.org/) official site
- ePolitix.com - Sandra Gidley (http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Sandra+Gidley/) official site
- Romsey Redhead (http://www.romseyredhead.blogspot.com/) official blog
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Sandra Gidley MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-1920,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Sandra Gidley MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/sandra_gidley/romsey)
- The Public Whip - MP (http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Sandra_Gidley&mpc=Romsey) voting record
- BBC News - Sandra Gidley (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2163323.stm) profile 16 October, 2002
- GidleyWatch (http://gidleywatch.blogspot.com/) unofficial blog last updated March 23, 2005