Adam Afriyie MP
Shadow Minister of State for Science and Innovation
Incumbent
Assumed office  16 July 2007
Leader	David Cameron
Member of Parliament for Windsor
Incumbent
Assumed office  5 May 2005
Preceded by	Michael Trend
Majority	10,292 (23.6%)
Born	4 August 1965 (1965-08-04) (age 44) Wimbledon, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Imperial College London
Profession	Politician
Website	http://www.adamafriyie.org/

Adam Afriyie (born 4 August 1965) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Windsor. He was elected at the 2005 general election.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Member of Parliament 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Early life

Afriyie was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of an English mother and a father from Ghana. He is the first black Conservative MP. He was educated at Addey and Stanhope School and has a degree in agricultural economics from Imperial College (Wye) of the University of London. He made his maiden speech on 20 May 2005.^[1]

Afriyie was founding director of Connect Support Services, an IT services company pioneering fixed-price support. He was also Chairman of DeHavilland Information Services plc, a news and information services company, and was a regional finalist in the 2003 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year awards. He was a Governor of the Museum of London, a trustee of the Museum in Docklands and a director of Policy Exchange, a centre-right policy body.

[edit] Member of Parliament

A member of the Conservative Party since 1990, Afriyie was selected as Parliamentary candidate for the traditionally Conservative constituency of Windsor in October 2003. He was elected at the 2005 election with an increased share of the vote (49.5%) and a swing to the Conservatives of 1.2%.

In Parliament, he was a member of the Science and Technology select committee from 2005 until its abolition in July 2007, and has since been a member of the Children, Schools and Families select committee.

Afriye was appointed Conservative Shadow Minister for Innovation, Universities and Skills in July 2007.^[2]

Notably Afriyie does not claim either a second home allowance or any travel expenses for his duties as an MP^[3].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Adam Afriyie official site
• Connect company site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Adam Afriyie MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Adam Afriyie MP

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Michael Trend	Member of Parliament for Windsor 2005–present	Incumbent