Gareth Andrew Bacon was born on 7 April 1972 and is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Orpington since 2019.
18 Facts About Gareth Bacon
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Gareth Bacon studied at St Mary's and St Joseph's School in Sidcup, then at the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Politics and Government in 1996.
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Gareth Bacon worked as head of the public sector division of Martin Ward Anderson from 2004 to 2012.
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Gareth Bacon stood for Greenwich and Lewisham on the Greater London Authority in 2004, but was unsuccessful.
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In 2012, Gareth Bacon, who was ranked second on the Conservative Party top-up list, went on to be re-elected to the London Assembly.
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Gareth Bacon became chairman of the authority in 2015, and held this position until the following year, remaining a member of the authority until 2018.
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In September 2015, Gareth Bacon was selected to be the Conservative candidate for the London Assembly constituency of Bexley and Bromley.
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Gareth Bacon succeeded James Cleverly, who had been elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election.
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In October 2015, Gareth Bacon succeeded Andrew Boff as the Leader of the GLA Conservative Group at City Hall, a position he held until 2019.
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Gareth Bacon was a long-standing councillor on Bexley Council, representing Sidcup West from 1998 to 2002, and then Longlands ward, centred on the area of the same name, from 2002 to 2021.
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Gareth Bacon was Deputy Mayor of the borough from 2001 to 2002.
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Gareth Bacon stood down from Bexley Council on 15 March 2021.
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On 8 November 2019, Gareth Bacon was selected by Orpington Conservatives to be their candidate for the upcoming general election, after incumbent Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, chose not to seek re-election.
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On 12 December 2019, Gareth Bacon was elected as the Member of Parliament for Orpington.
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Gareth Bacon made his maiden speech in Parliament on 5 February 2020.
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Gareth Bacon became a member of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on 2 March 2020.
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Gareth Bacon was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary for the Department of Work and Pensions in September 2021.
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Gareth Bacon is a former rugby player, a current squash player and a season ticket holder at Manchester United Football Club.