10 Facts About Peter Aldous

Peter James Guy Aldous was born on 26 August 1961 and is a British Conservative Party politician.

Peter Aldous has been the Member of Parliament for the Waveney constituency in Suffolk since the 2010 general election.

Peter Aldous has lived in the north of the county for most of his life.

Peter Aldous was educated at Harrow School and graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in Land Management in 1982.

Peter Aldous was elected as a councillor to Waveney District Council in 1999, serving until 2002.

Peter Aldous was a member of Suffolk County Council between 2001 and 2005 and was Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group from 2002 until 2005.

Peter Aldous was selected to contest the 2005 general election as the Conservative Party candidate for Waveney, but lost to the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament Bob Blizzard by a majority of 5,915.

Peter Aldous was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.

Peter Aldous has been a critic of his party over the implementation of Universal Credit and has called for the abolition of the five-week wait for payments.

On 1 February 2022, Peter Aldous called for the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and submitted a letter calling for a no-confidence vote.