1. Karl Ian McCartney was born on 25 October 1968 and is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for Lincoln from 2010 to 2017, and again from 2019 to 2024.
25 Facts About Karl McCartney
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Karl McCartney was privately educated at Birkenhead School from 1980 to 1986, before joining the state-sector Sixth Form at Neston County Comprehensive School.
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Karl McCartney gained two A-levels in Geography and Art in 1987.
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Karl McCartney studied geography at St David's University College in Lampeter from 1988 to 1992.
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Karl McCartney was initially a school governor in 1995 and at various schools since.
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Karl McCartney was a justice of the peace in Dartford, Maidstone, then Lincoln.
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Karl McCartney was elected to parliament as MP for Lincoln at the 2010 general election, ousting Labour's incumbent, Gillian Merron.
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In 2012, Karl McCartney was elected by Conservative MP colleagues to the Executive of the influential 1922 Committee and the Transport Select Committee and then after the 2015 general election, he was re-elected to the same positions.
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Karl McCartney was defeated by Labour's Karen Lee at the 2017 general election.
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Karl McCartney was made Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport on 8 July 2022 as part of the caretaker administration of outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Karl McCartney was defeated by Labour's Hamish Falconer at the 2024 general election.
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In consequence, more than 20 sitting Conservative MPs, including Karl McCartney, were investigated by Lincolnshire Police over whether he breached election spending rules.
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In January 2021, the JCIO issued a formal warning to Karl McCartney for referring to his role as a Magistrate in election material, despite having been reprimanded for this previously.
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In July 2021, it was announced that the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards was investigating Karl McCartney for failing to declare an interest in a company run by his brother.
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Karl McCartney campaigned and voted to Leave in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
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Karl McCartney has supported transport issues at both a Lincoln and national level.
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Nationally, Karl McCartney campaigned to ensure there are curbs on false whiplash car injury claims.
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Karl McCartney raised concerns about the continuation of Smart motorways.
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On 28 February 2013, Karl McCartney apologised to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for the content of notes he had sent to staff.
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In November 2014, Karl McCartney complained to Twitter about its "security changes".
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Karl McCartney denied claims of "favouriting" a pornographic image on Twitter.
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Karl McCartney said he never used the "favourite" function on the social networking site.
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In September 2024, Karl McCartney announced he had put himself forward to be the Conservative candidate for the 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election.
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Karl McCartney made it onto a six-man shortlist for the position, but missed out on the nomination which went to Rob Waltham following a selection event at Lincoln's Bishop Grosseteste University in December 2024.
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In 1999, Karl McCartney married Cordelia Pyne, a Conservative district councillor for Market Rasen.