Tim Loughton was born on 30 May 1962 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.
35 Facts About Tim Loughton
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Tim Loughton graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983.
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Tim Loughton then attended Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied Mesopotamian archaeology between 1983 and 1984.
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Tim Loughton followed a career in the City of London as a fund manager from 1984 for Fleming Private Asset Management, becoming a director from 1992 to 2000.
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Tim Loughton unsuccessfully contested the seat of Sheffield Brightside for the Conservative Party at the 1992 general election, when he stood against the Labour Party's David Blunkett.
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In 1995 Tim Loughton was selected as the candidate for the seat of East Worthing and Shoreham, a seat created as a result of boundary changes, replacing the Worthing and Shoreham constituencies.
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Tim Loughton entered Parliament at the 1997 general election and was re-elected at the 2001 general election.
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Tim Loughton was re-elected at the 2015 general election and 2017 general election.
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From 2000 to 2001, Loughton was Shadow Minister for Environment and from 2003 to 2010 he was Shadow Minister of Health and Children, during the Conservative Party's time as the shadow cabinet in opposition to the Labour Party.
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In 2010, Tim Loughton appeared in the Channel 4 documentary series, Tower Block of Commons.
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In May 2010, Tim Loughton was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, a position commonly known as 'children's minister'.
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In February 2012, Tim Loughton was part of a ministerial working group on how the law should be changed regarding how to amend the Children Act 1989.
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Tim Loughton voted against the Marriage Bill at almost every opportunity.
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Tim Loughton was dismissed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families in the government reshuffle of September 2012.
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The next day Tim Loughton was described in an anonymous briefing from the Department of Education to The Spectator as a "lazy, incompetent narcissist obsessed only with self-promotion".
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In March 2013, it was reported that Tim Loughton had been investigated by Sussex Police under the Malicious Communications Act following a complaint lodged by a constituent over Tim Loughton's reply to their email.
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Tim Loughton subsequently gave his account of the affair in a parliamentary privilege protected House of Commons speech and criticised the police response.
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Tim Loughton then mailed a Hansard copy of the speech to the constituent, an action he believed was covered by parliamentary privilege.
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The constituent lodged another complaint about being sent the parliamentary papers, and Tim Loughton was issued with a Police Information Notice by Sussex Police.
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Tim Loughton then arranged an emergency parliamentary debate, during which he accused the police of violating parliamentary privilege by issuing the PIN.
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At a hearing of the Standards and Privileges committee in January 2014, Tim Loughton said that by issuing the PIN the police had "exacerbated the situation out of all control".
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The comments made by Tim Loughton were described as "disgusting" by Jo Swinson, the Liberal Democrat minister for Women and Equalities.
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Tim Loughton was removed from the Labour party registered supporters list and not granted a vote in the Labour Leadership election.
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The fee paid by Tim Loughton to register to a supporter of the Labour Party was retained as a donation by the Labour Party.
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In September 2015, it was reported that Tim Loughton had claimed the fourth highest expenses claim in the country.
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Tim Loughton supported Brexit in the 2016 European Union membership referendum.
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Tim Loughton campaigned for it through the Vote Leave organisation.
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Tim Loughton was Campaign Manager for Andrea Leadsom's unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Conservative Party.
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On 12 February 2017, Tim Loughton commented about his attendance earlier that evening at the BAFTAs, complaining that, during his acceptance speech for Best British Film, the director Ken Loach spoke "the usual predictable drivel".
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On 29 June 2017, Tim Loughton came fifth in the ballot of private members' bills.
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Tim Loughton has previously sat on the Draft Mental Health Bill and Environmental Audit Committee.
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On 26 March 2021, it was announced that Tim Loughton was one of five MPs to be sanctioned by China for spreading what it called "lies and disinformation" about the country.
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Tim Loughton was banned from entering China, Hong Kong and Macau and Chinese citizens and institutions are prohibited from doing business with him.
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On 1 December 2021, Loughton was appointed acting Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee for a second time following the resignation of Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who was appointed Shadow Home Secretary.
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Tim Loughton married Elizabeth Juliet MacLauchlan in 1992, and they have two daughters and one son.