Michael Fallon is no longer a Member of Parliament. This page has not been updated since 2015.
Biography:
Michael Fallon was re-elected MP for Sevenoaks on May 7th 2015 with 28531 votes, taking 56.9% of the vote.
Michael was born in Scotland in 1952, and educated at Epsom College. He graduated Honours MA in Classics and Ancient History from St Andrews University.
He is married to Wendy and they have two sons; their home is in Sundridge, in the heart of the constituency. Locally, Michael is a Patron of the Rockdale House Appeal, Honorary Member of the Darenth Valley Rotary Club, Patron of Darenth Valley Youth Music, President of the Friends of Sundridge Church, and a member of The Sevenoaks Society.
Michael is a regular writer and broadcaster on politics, economics and education. His publications include The Caravan Moves On, The Quango Explosion, Sovereign Members, and Brighter Schools. He is also chairman of the All-Party Classics Group.
Michael Fallon has been a director of three companies founded by Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne: Quality Care Homes plc (nursing homes), Just Learning Ltd (nurseries), and Bannatyne Fitness Ltd (health clubs). He is also a non-executive director of Tullett Prebon plc (inter-dealing broking) whose chief executive is Terry Smith.
He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1983 for the marginal seat of Darlington. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Cecil Parkinson, Secretary of State for Energy, from 1987 to 1988. He then joined the government, first as a Government Whip and was promoted to Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. In 1990 he became Schools Minister, a position he held until 1992. During his time at the Department of Education he introduced Local Management of Schools, giving 20,000 primary schools their own budgets for the first time, and he began the reform of teacher training.
In 1997 he won the Sevenoaks seat with a 10,461 majority; he was re-elected in 2001, and again for a third time in 2005 with a majority of 12,970. He is currently the senior Tory member of the Treasury Select Committee and chairs the Treasury sub-committee, responsible for overseeing HM Revenue and Customs. On 15th July 2014 he was appointed Secretary of State for Defence by David Cameron.
Constituency: Sevenoaks
Constituency Address: Becket House, 13 Vestry Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 5EL
Constituency Tel: 01732 452261
Date of Birth: 14 May 1952
Email: michael.fallon.mp@parliament.uk
Party: Conservative
Personal Website: http://www.conservatives.com/people/person.cfm?PersonID=4656
Westminster Address: House of Commons
LONDON
SW1A 0AA
Westminster Tel: 020 7219 6482
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Fallon/108576795833918?fref=ts
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