Karl McCartney
Karl McCartney | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Lincoln | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gillian Merron |
| Majority | 1,058 (2.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1968[1] Birkenhead (then Cheshire), England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Lampeter |
| Website | www.karlmccartney.co.uk/ |
Karl Ian McCartney (born 25 October 1968, Birkenhead) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Party member of Parliament for Lincoln, and was first elected in 2010.
Early life
He went to Birkenhead School from 1980-6. He studied Geography at St David's College in Lampeter (now University of Wales, Lampeter) from 1988, where he became the student union president from 1991-2. He captained the Welsh Universities First XI football team from 1990-1. He completed an MBA from Kingston Business School in 1999.
He worked in the City of London from 1992. He has been a magistrate since 1999. From November 2007 he has been the Campaign Director of the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign.
Parliamentary career
He was elected to parliament on 7 May 2010.
Personal life
He married Cordelia Pyne in May 1999 in Maidstone. They have two boys (including one born in July 2002) and live in Lincoln, just to the east of the cathedral.
References
- ^ "Karl McCartney MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
External links
- Lincoln Conservatives
- Conservative Party
- Sir Keith Park Memorial
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Karl McCartney MP
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