Lee Scott (politician)
| Lee Scott | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ilford North | |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Perham |
| Succeeded by | Wes Streeting |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 April 1956 West Ham, Essex, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Estelle Dombey |
| Children | 5 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | www.lee-scott.org.uk |
Lee Scott (born 6 April 1956[1]) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North until his defeat at the 2015 general election, and an officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel.[2]
Early life
Scott was born in the East End of London to a British Jewish family,[3] He was educated at Clarks College in Ilford[1][4][5] and the London College of Distributive Trades.[1][6]
Early career
From 1972–82, Scott was a Director of Scott & Fishell. He was a sales executive for Toshiba from 1982–4, for ITT from 1984–6, and for NKR from 1986–8. From 1988–98, he was Campaign Director for the United Jewish Israel Appeal.[1]
He became a professional fundraiser for several charities, and has also volunteered with Victim Support. He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Waveney in the 2001 general election but failed to win the seat.[1] He was a councillor in the London Borough of Redbridge.
Member of Parliament
In the 2005 general election, Scott gained the Ilford North seat,[1] defeating the Labour MP Linda Perham. He has a special interest in autism and has presented a Private Member's Bill to Parliament dealing with the care of autistic children once they reached adulthood. He was a member of the Select Committee on transport and is on the Select Committee on Health. In 2008, Scott was shortlisted for the ePolitix Disability Champion Award – for championing the cause of autism in the House of Commons.
Scott, Patron of the UK Autism Foundation, was nominated by the charity for his work supporting parents, carers, children and adults with autism and Asperger syndrome across the United Kingdom. He met with Prime Minister Tony Blair and autism campaigner Ivan Corea after he raised the issue of autism in Prime Minister's Questions.[7] On 9 December 2010 he abstained from voting on the Higher Tutition Fees Bill, which meant he had to resign his position as an aide to the Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond MP.[8]
During a Parliamentary debate on antisemitism in 2014 he stated that he had received several death threats because of his religion, including five in the last year.[9]
Personal life
Scott married Estelle Dombey in 1987 and has three daughters and two sons.[1] He supports Leyton Orient F.C..[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 'SCOTT, Lee', Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 31 Dec 2012
- ↑ Conservative Friends of Israel website, cfoi.co.uk; accessed 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Jessica Elgot. "New Jewish ministers and the Miliband rivalry". The Jewish Chronicle.
- ↑ "Ilford North". UKPollingReport. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ↑ Button, Peter (17 April 1999). "On The Lookout For Old Clarkonians". This is local London. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ↑ "Meet the MP: Lee Scott". BBC News. BBC. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ↑ "UK Prime Minister meets Autism Campaigners". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Prime Minister's questions". BBC News. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Jewish MP Lee Scott says he has received death threats". BBC. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
- Lee Scott MP biography at the site of the Conservative Party
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Linda Perham |
Member of Parliament for Ilford North 2005–2015 |
Succeeded by Wes Streeting |