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Sir Paul Beresford MP
	Sir Paul Beresford MP
	Member of Parliament; for Mole Valley
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Kenneth Baker
Majority	11,997 (24.3%)
	Member of Parliament; for Croydon Central
	In office; 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by	John Moore
Succeeded by	Geraint Davies
Born	6 April 1946 (age 63); Levin, New Zealand
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Julie Haynes

Sir Alexander Paul Beresford (born 6 April 1946) is a British politician, practising dentist^[1] and the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Mole Valley.

[edit] Early life

Paul Beresford was born in 1946 in Levin, New Zealand, and was educated in Richmond Primary School, Waimea College in Richmond; and the University of Otago in Dunedin, and is a practising dentist.

He was the elected as a Councillor to Wandsworth Borough Council in 1978 and was its Leader between 1983 and 1992, through much of the Thatcher Government, and pioneered the practice of hiring contractors to do jobs that council workers had previously done. In 1990 he was knighted for services to inner city rehabilitation.

[edit] Parliamentary career

He was selected to fight the safe Conservative seat of Croydon Central following the retirement of former Cabinet minister John Moore. Sir Paul Beresford was elected at the 1992 General Election and made his maiden speech on 30 June 1992.

He entered the Major Government in 1994 as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment and remained until the Government was defeated in 1997.

Sir Paul is a member of the Community & Local Government Select Committee.

[edit] Personal life

He is married to the former Julie Haynes and they have three sons and one daughter.

[edit] References

^ Prince, Rosa; Aislinn Simpson (21 May 2009). "MPs' expenses: Sir Paul Beresford doubled as dentist and used waiting area as 'sitting room’" (in en). Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5358003/MPs-expenses-Sir-Paul-Beresford-doubled-as-dentist-and-used-waiting-area-as-sitting-room.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

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[edit] News items

Concern over an incinerator in December 2006

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Moore	Member of Parliament for Croydon Central 1992–1997	Succeeded by Geraint Davies
Preceded by Kenneth Baker	Member of Parliament for Mole Valley 1997–present	Incumbent

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[0] Prince, Rosa; Aislinn Simpson (21 May 2009). "MPs' expenses: Sir Paul Beresford doubled as dentist and used waiting area as 'sitting room’" (in en). Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5358003/MPs-expenses-Sir-Paul-Beresford-doubled-as-dentist-and-used-waiting-area-as-sitting-room.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

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