FABRICANT, Michael

Member for Lichfield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Lichfield 1997-2010, Member for Mid-Staffordshire 1992-97. Committees: Chairman, House of Commons Information Select Committee 2001-03; Chairman, Conservative Friends of America (USA); Co-Chairman, All-Party Internet Group; Co- Chairman, Royal Marines All-Party Group (served with the Royal Marines in 1998 as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme); Officer on a number of All-Party Parliamentary Committees, including the Film Industry, Mens Health, Obesity; Treasurer, All-Party Cable and Satellite Committee; Treasurer, All-Party Motorcycle Group; Member, All-Party Iceland Group; former Member, European Scrutiny Committee B (Foreign and Affairs and Trade); former Member of the National Heritage Select Committee; Deputy Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Media Committee; Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Education and Employment Committee; Member, Backbench Trade and Industry and Tourism. Political career: The Government Pairing Whip since 2010; Opposition Whip 2005-10; Shadow Minister, Trade and Industry 2003-05; Member for Staffordshire, Mid 1992-97; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 1996-97; contested South Shields 1987. Special political interests: Trade (especially promotion of exports and high technology), foreign relations (especially with the United States and EU). Profession/Trade: Chartered engineer; Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; unpaid Director of the Engineering and Technology Board; former broadcaster, economist. Education: University of Southern California in Los Angeles, doctoral research in Economics and Forecasting; London University; Oxford University; University of Sussex, MSc Operations Research; University of Loughborough, BSc Economics and Law. Languages spoken: French, German, Dutch (a little), Russian (a little). Author of: various magazines and newspaper articles. Hobbies: Fell-walking, canal-boating, reading, skiing, Mozart operas, listening to the omnibus edition of The Archers, eating out. b. 12 June 1950, Brighton. Single.