Andrew Mackay

Andrew MacKay MP
Member of Parliament for Bracknell East Berkshire (1983-1997)
Incumbent
Assumed office  9 June 1983
Preceded by	new constituency
Majority	12,036 (23.5%)
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Stechford
In office 31 March 1977 – 3 May 1979
Preceded by	Roy Jenkins
Succeeded by	Terry Davis
Born	27 August 1949 (1949-08-27) (age 59) Birmingham
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Julie Kirkbride Diana Joy Kinchin (div. 1996)

Andrew James MacKay (born 27 August 1949, Birmingham) is a British Conservative Party politician, and currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bracknell in Berkshire.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 3 Personal life 4 Political career 5 External links 6 Audio clips

Early life

He attended Solihull School, an independent school in Solihull, West Midlands. He has worked as an estate agent and company director.

Parliamentary career

Mackay first entered parliament in 1977, after winning the Birmingham Stechford by-election. He lost the seat at the 1979 general election, but re-entered parliament in 1983 as MP for East Berkshire.

He was deputy Chief Whip under John Major, and was shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997 to September 2001 during the leadership of William Hague. He has remained on the backbenches since but was appointed a Conservative Deputy Chairman in September 2004 with responsibility for candidates, and upon the election of David Cameron in November 2005 moved to become a Senior Parliamentary & Political Adviser to the new Conservative leader.

Personal life

He has two adult children from a previous relationship: Hamish and Georgina. He divorced in 1996, after being married in 1974 to Diana Joy Kinchin. In August 1997 he married Julie Kirkbride, the Conservative MP for the constituency of Bromsgrove, in Westminster. The couple have a son Angus Robert (born October 2000).

Political career

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Roy Jenkins	Member of Parliament for Birmingham Stechford 1977–1979	Succeeded by Terry Davis
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for East Berkshire 1983–1997	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (constituency created)	Member of Parliament for Bracknell 1997 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Hélène Hayman	Baby of the House 1977–1979	Succeeded by David Alton
Political offices
Preceded by Timothy Kirkhope	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Government whip) 1996	Succeeded by Derek Conway
Preceded by Greg Knight	Treasurer of the Household 1996-1997	Succeeded by George Mudie
Preceded by Mo Mowlam	Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1997–2001	Succeeded by Quentin Davies

External links

• Andrew MacKay MP official site
• ePolitix.com - Andrew MacKay MP
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew MacKay MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Andrew MacKay MP
• The Public Whip - Andrew MacKay MP voting record
• BBC News - Andrew MacKay MP BBC profile

Audio clips

• Shadow Northern Ireland minister in 1999
• Decommissioning of weapons in 2001

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