Oliver Heald

Quick Facts

Full Name	Oliver Heald
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1954(1954-12-15)
Age	70
Birthplace	Reading
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Oliver Heald Biography

Oliver Heald is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 15, 1954 in Reading, England, United Kingdom. Sir Oliver Heald, QC (born the 15th of December in 1954) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician, who currently serves as a Member of the Parliament (MP) of North East Hertfordshire.

Heald has been elected to his seat in the House of Commons for North Hertfordshire in the general election following the resignation of Conservative MEP Ian Stewart. He was elected with the majority of 16,531 and has been an MP ever since. He delivered his first speech on June 9, 1992, in which he reminisced about his political beginnings while on the Speaker’s Corner.

The seat he represented was abolished in 1997 and since that general election he has been returned to Parliament for the new seat of North East Hertfordshire. After the election he became an Opposition Whip under the new leadership of William Hague, before moving on to become a Spokesman for Home Affairs with responsibility for police matters. He was made a Spokesman for Health by Iain Duncan Smith in 2001. He joined Michael Howard’s Shadow Cabinet as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons in 2003. In 2004 he was then appointed to serve as Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and in 2005 was appointed by David Cameron as the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

In July 2007 he became a backbencher following 13 years’ continuous service on the Conservative Front Bench. From November 2007 to September 2012 he was a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, and from March 2008 – September 2012 he was a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. From July 2010 until September 2012 he was appointed to the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee and he has also been a member of the UK Delegation to the Council of Europe.

In the House of Commons, he was on the Education Select committee for two years beginning in 1992. He was appointed the Private Secretary of Parliament (PPS) for the Minister of State in the Home Office Peter Lloyd in 1994. The following year, he was appointed an PPS in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, William Waldegrave.

Oliver Heald Net Worth

Oliver Heald is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oliver Heald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Heald was raised in Reading, Berkshire, and was educated at the Reading School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he took a course in Law. He was admitted into the bar at Middle Temple in 1977 and was a barrister practising at the Bar of London as well as East Anglia at Fenners Chambers in Cambridge until 1979, when he was appointed a Minister of the Government in the year 1995.

He was appointed chairman of the North Hertfordshire Conservative Association for two years starting in 1984. He was unsuccessful in his bid to contest his London Borough of Southwark seat of Southwark and Bermondsey in the general election of 1987, however he finished third 12,550 votes ahead of the incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament Simon Hughes. He was elected Vice- President of the Southwark and Bermondsey Conservative Association in 1988 for five yearsbefore being elected president for five terms starting in 1993.

He was promoted to serve in the Government of John Major in 1995 when he was appointed as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security, where he remained until the fall of the Conservative government in 1997. In 1995 he introduced the Insurance Companies (Reserves) Act.

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Who is Oliver Heald Dating?

According to our records, Oliver Heald married to Christine Whittle. As of December 1, 2023, Oliver Heald’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Oliver Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Oliver Heald celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Oliver Heald

1. Oliver Heald is a British Conservative politician.
2. He was first elected to Parliament in 1992.
3. He has served as a Minister of State for Courts and Justice.
4. He supports Brexit and voted for the Withdrawal Agreement.
5. He has been an advocate for animal welfare legislation.
6. In 2018, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
7. He has held various positions within the Conservative Party.
8. He attended Cambridge University and qualified as a barrister.
9. His constituency is North East Hertfordshire in England.
10. As of 2021, he serves on several parliamentary committees including the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the European Scrutiny Committee.

Where does Oliver Heald live?

Heald became the Executive Chairman of the Society of Conservative Lawyers in July 2008. He takes a particular interest in healthcare. He and his wife Christine (née Whittle) live in his Hertfordshire constituency, in the market town of Royston; they have a son and two daughters.

Who is MP for Letchworth?

North East Hertfordshire
Major settlements| Letchworth, Baldock and Royston
Current constituency
Created| 1997
Member of Parliament| Oliver Heald (Conservative)

Who is the Hertfordshire MP?

NameElectorateMember of Parliament
Hertsmere CC| 73,971| Oliver Dowden †
Hitchin and Harpenden CC| 76,323| Bim Afolami †
North East Hertfordshire CC| 76,123| Oliver Heald †
South West Hertfordshire CC| 80,499| Gagan Mohindra †

Who is MP for East Hertfordshire?

MP details – Julie Marson.

Who is the MP for Stevenage?

Stephen McPartland MP
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2017
Preceded by| Andrew Bridgen
Member of Parliament for Stevenage