Charlie Elphicke
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Charlie Elphicke MP |
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| Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | |
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In office 13 May 2015 – 16 July 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
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Member of Parliament for Dover |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Gwyn Prosser |
| Majority | 6,294 (12.5%) |
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14 March 1971 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Natalie Ross |
| Children | Two |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Website | elphicke |
Charles Brett Anthony Elphicke (born 14 March 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Dover since the 2010 general election and a Government whip since May 2015.
Elphicke campaigned for the Port of Dover to become community-owned and for the construction of a hospital in Dover. He has been a leading campaigner for fathers' rights, leading to government adopting his proposal to give children a right to know both of their parents. He became a Government whip, a Lord Commissioner or Lord of the Treasury following the 2015 general election. However, he stood down when Theresa May replaced David Cameron as Prime Minister.[1]
Before entering Parliament, Elphicke was a solicitor specialising in tax and provided advice to shadow chancellors.
Born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Elphicke was educated at Felsted School in Essex, Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies (CCSS) and at the University of Nottingham.
Prior to entering parliament, Elphicke was a partner at trans-Atlantic law firm Hunton & Williams. He also had experience working in the pharmaceutical research industry and running a small business.
In 2007 he wrote a report for the centre-right think tank the Centre for Policy Studies showing that whilst income growth for an average household rose by 4.7% from 1997 to 2001, it only rose by 0.35% in 2006, a slowdown which Elphicke attributed to increased National insurance contributions in 2003. The report also showed that inequality in income had "barely changed" since 1996–1997, though a Treasury spokesman pointed out that the UK continued "to top global investment league tables".
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