Julian Sturdy
Julian Sturdy | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for York Outer | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 9,985 (18.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1971 |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Victoria |
| Alma mater | Harper Adams University |
| Website | www |
Julian Charles Sturdy[1] (born 3 June 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for York Outer.
Early life and career
Sturdy grew up in Yorkshire, England.[2] From 1981 to 1989, he was privately educated at Ashville College, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[3] He then studied at Harper Adams Agricultural College close to the village of Edgmond (near to the market town of Newport) in Shropshire.[4]
He is a farmer.[5]
Political career
Prior to entering Parliament, Sturdy served as a Harrogate councillor, between 2002 and 2007.[4] He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Scunthorpe in the 2005 general election, finishing second with 25.7% of the vote.[6]
First elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for York Outer in the 2010 general election with a majority of 3,688,[7] Sturdy became a member of the Transport Select Committee in July that year.[8]
Sturdy successfully introduced a private member's bill introducing new procedures for handling horses abandoned or left to graze on others' land. The Control of Horses Bill passed into law in 2015 and was welcomed by the British Horse Society.[9]
He was re-elected in the 2017 general election with 51.1 per cent of votes cast.[10]
He has a mixed voting record in Parliament on the issue of regulating fracking, with two votes against greater environmental controls and two votes for more conditions and restrictions on where it can take place.[11]
Following the publication of the Sue Gray report, Sturdy called for the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[12]
Personal life
Sturdy's wife is Victoria, who he employs part-time as his secretary on a salary just under £20,000.[13] Victoria was caught drink driving in 2018 collecting her children from school.[14] The family live in London and Bilton-in-Ainsty, North Yorkshire.[4][15]
Sturdy's father is Robert Sturdy, a former Conservative Party MEP.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 59,418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. pp. 8, 746.
- ^ a b "Democracy Live: Your representatives: Julian Sturdy". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Newly Elected MP Speech Day Guest of Honour (on page 2)" (PDF). The Ashvillian Society. June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "Julian Sturdy". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Julian Sturdy interview: We need farming industry making money to get green benefits". The Yorkshire Post. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Scunthorpe". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "York Outer". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Membership of Transport Committee confirmed". Parliament.uk. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Welfare and Rural Organisations Welcome Passage of Fly-Grazing Bill into Law". British Horse Society. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Election 2017. "York outer results 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "They Work for You". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Buchan, Lizzy (26 May 2022). "Senior Tory demands Boris Johnson resigns – and suggests he lied to Parliament". mirror. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "IPSA". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Laycock, Mike. "Victoria Sturdy – wife of York MP Julian Sturdy – admits drink driving | York Press". Latest News Headlines | The York Press. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Laycock, Mike; Stead, Mark (7 May 2010). "York Outer victor Julian Sturdy sets out his aims". The Press. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Julian Sturdy MP official constituency website
- Julian Sturdy MP Conservative Party profile
- York Conservatives
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Appearances on C-SPAN
