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Nokes worked for her father between 1994 and 2004.<ref name="conservatives"/> She is also a former chief executive of the [[National Pony Society]].<ref name=DMail1286264 |
Nokes worked for her father between 1994 and 2004.<ref name="conservatives"/> She is also a former chief executive of the [[National Pony Society]].<ref name=DMail1286264/> |
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Married to businessman Marc since June 1995,<ref name=Express180765/> the couple have a daughter, Tabitha, and live in [[West Wellow]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8216814./|title=Romsey MP Caroline Nokes four-year affair|publisher=Daily Echo|date=2010-06-14|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> In June 2010, it was revealed that Nokes was having an affair with 27 year old Conservative councillor James Dinsdale, whom she had first met at the Conservative conference in [[Bournemouth]] in October 3, 2006.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2010/06/14/cheating-cam-cutie-caroline-nokes-family-stunned-by-affair-with-tory-toyboy-115875-22331554/|title=Cheating Cam cutie Caroline Nokes - Family stunned by affair with Tory toyboy|author=Andrew Gregory|publisher=Sunday Mirror|date=2010-06-14|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref><ref name=DMail1286264>{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1286264/Cameron-Cutie-MP-Caroline-Nokess-4-year-affair-toyboy.html|title='Cameron Cutie' MP had four-year affair with toyboy... despite declaring extra-marital sex wrong|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2010-06-15|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/7824849/Cameron-cutie-MP-Caroline-Nokes-has-affair-with-younger-councillor.html|title=Cameron 'cutie' MP Caroline Nokes has affair with younger councillor|author=Alastair Jamieson|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=2010-06-14|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref><ref name=Express180765>{{citeweb|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/180765|title=Love Tryst Tory MP cheated Voters|publisher=Daily Express|date=2010-06-14|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> |
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Married to businessman Marc since June 1995,<ref name=Express180765/> the couple have a daughter, Tabitha, and live in [[West Wellow]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8216814./|title=Romsey MP Caroline Nokes four-year affair|publisher=Daily Echo|date=2010-06-14|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:35, 24 June 2010
Caroline Nokes | |
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| Member of Parliament for Romsey and Southampton North | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Gidley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Marc |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes[1] (born 1972)[2] is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Romsey and Southampton North in Hampshire.
Early life
Caroline Nokes is the daughter of Roy Perry, former MEP for the Wight and Hampshire South constituency.[2]
Nokes was educated at The Romsey School, La Sagesse Convent in Romsey and then Peter Symonds' College, Winchester, going on to read politics at the University of Sussex from 1991 to 1994.[3]
Career
Nokes worked for her father between 1994 and 2004.[2] She is also a former chief executive of the National Pony Society.[4]
Political career
Nokes is a member of Test Valley Borough Council from 1999, when she was elected as a Councillor for the Romsey Extra Ward;[5] her term will end in 2011, unless she resigns before.
She was the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the Southampton Itchen constituency in the 2001 General Election; and Romsey constituency in the 2005 General Election, declaring in a photoshoot for a women’s glossy magazine on the hottest candidates for election, saying: “I’ve been told I’m too pretty to be in politics.”[4][6]
In the run up to the 2010 UK general Election, Nokes was one of the parliamentary candidates who signed a pledge that they would "respect, uphold and protect the right of Christians to hold and express Christian beliefs and act according to Christian conscience."[4] Nokes became an MP having beaten the previous incumbent, Sandra Gidley by 4,165 votes in the 2010 General Election.[7][8]
Personal life
Married to businessman Marc since June 1995,[6] the couple have a daughter, Tabitha, and live in West Wellow.[9] In June 2010, it was revealed that Nokes was having an affair with 27 year old Conservative councillor James Dinsdale, whom she had first met at the Conservative conference in Bournemouth in October 3, 2006.[10][4][11][6]
References
- ^ "List of Members returned to serve in Parliament at the General Election 2010". London Gazette. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ a b c "Caroline Nokes". Conservative Party website. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Gidley goes as Tories win Romsey". Southern Daily Echo. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d "'Cameron Cutie' MP had four-year affair with toyboy... despite declaring extra-marital sex wrong". Daily Mail. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Elected Representatives: Mrs Caroline Nokes, Borough Councillor". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ a b c "Love Tryst Tory MP cheated Voters". Daily Express. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Lib Dem's Sandra Gidley loses seat after 10 years". 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Caroline Nokes wins in Romsey". This is hampshire. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Romsey MP Caroline Nokes four-year affair". Daily Echo. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Andrew Gregory (2010-06-14). "Cheating Cam cutie Caroline Nokes - Family stunned by affair with Tory toyboy". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Alastair Jamieson (2010-06-14). "Cameron 'cutie' MP Caroline Nokes has affair with younger councillor". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
External links
- Caroline Nokes Biography on Conservative Party website