1. Martin Charles Horwood was born on 12 October 1962 and is a British Liberal Democrat politician who represented South West England in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020.
12 Facts About Martin Horwood
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Martin Horwood previously served as the Member of Parliament for Cheltenham from 2005 to 2015.
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Martin Horwood's parents lived first in St Mark's and then in Leckhampton, where his mother still lives.
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Martin Horwood attended two independent schools in Cheltenham, Pate's Junior School and Cheltenham College.
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Martin Horwood joined the Cheltenham Young Liberals in 1979 while still at school.
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Martin Horwood was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Cheltenham following the decision by sitting Liberal Democrat MP Nigel Jones to stand down.
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Martin Horwood was the chairman and founder of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tribal Peoples.
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Martin Horwood was the Secretary of the APPG on corporate responsibility.
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In March 2009, Martin Horwood was one of several MPs used as examples by the BBC looking at the reliability of Wikipedia.
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Martin Horwood urged Wikipedia to crack down upon abuses of the open editing facility and "acts of political vandalism".
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In December 2010, Martin Horwood attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico with fellow Liberal Democrat, then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne.
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Since 2015, Martin Horwood has been director of engagement and impact at Development Initiatives.