22 Facts About Andrew Bingham

Andrew Russell Bingham was born on 23 June 1962 and is a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament.

Andrew Bingham was first elected as the MP for High Peak in Derbyshire at the 2010 general election, gaining the seat from Labour.

Andrew Bingham lost his seat to the Labour candidate, Ruth George, at the 2017 general election.

Since November 2017, Andrew Bingham has been the head of the Government Car Service, part of the Department for Transport based in London.

Andrew Bingham was born in Buxton and was raised there before his family moved to Chapel-en-le-Frith.

Andrew Bingham attended Long Lane Comprehensive School.

Andrew Bingham worked as a Director in his father's business before being elected to parliament, supplying engineering equipment to companies across the High Peak and North West England.

Andrew Bingham was first elected onto High Peak Borough Council in the 1999 district council elections, and was Councillor for Chapel West ward until the 2011 local elections.

Andrew Bingham gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 8 June 2010, during which he claimed to have the most beautiful constituency in the UK.

Andrew Bingham opposed the government's ultimately successful legislation to introduce same-sex marriage.

Andrew Bingham stated that he knew his decision would 'upset' people but "felt after much thought and consideration that marriage as the union of one man and woman has existed for thousands of years and [he] couldn't support the changes proposed".

In July 2014, Andrew Bingham was appointed to the Government, to be Parliamentary private secretary to the newly promoted Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mark Francois.

Since being elected Andrew Bingham has been involved with the campaign for a bypass of the village of Tintwistle in his constituency.

Andrew Bingham met campaigners for the bypass, raised the issue at PMQs, held a parliamentary debate about the bypass, and secured a visit by the Transport Minister, Norman Baker.

Since the Minister's visit, Andrew Bingham has organised a number of meetings with a group of key stakeholders to find a way forward, as well as continuing to raise the issue of the bypass with Ministers in the House of Commons.

Andrew Bingham spoke out in support of the birth centre and joined the campaign to save it.

Amongst other things, Andrew Bingham raised the issue at PMQs and organised an action day across the constituency in conjunction with the National Childbirth Trust.

Andrew Bingham met with EMAS to put his concerns to them and to state the case for an extra hub in the High Peak.

Andrew Bingham secured a short debate about the EMAS proposals in the House of Commons chamber, during which he re-stated his opposition to the plans.

Andrew Bingham has campaigned for better access to broadband in rural parts of his constituency, which he has said would benefit small businesses and the rural economy.

Andrew Bingham has spoken in various debates on the issue in the House of Commons, and in the course of one of them said that he regards broadband as the 'fourth utility' "as it is vital that businesses have it".

Andrew Bingham has supported Buxton FC since he was a boy, saying that he prefers lower division football over the "glitzy image of the Premiership".