Nigel Adams

Biography

Nigel was elected on 6 May 2010 as Conservative MP for Selby & Ainsty with a majority of 12,265.

Nigel attended Camblesforth Primary followed by Selby High School from 1978 to 1984.

Nigel left school aged 17 and started a telecommunications company aged 26 and ran it until it was acquired by a PLC in 1999/2000.

He has worked as a volunteer for the Party at elections and in between since 1992. He contested the Labour seat of Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire at the 2005 General Election.

Since being selected as the Conservative candidate for the new Selby and Ainsty seat in 2006, Nigel has organised a campaign and a Downing Street petition against Post Office closures.

Nigel is married to Claire and they have four children between the ages of 7 and 14.

He is also a Governor at Selby High School and has been Chairman of Governors at Camblesforth Primary School.

Constituency

Selby & Ainsty

Constituency Address

17 High Street, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9AP

Constituency Tel

01737 838088

Date of Birth

30/11/1966

Email

adamsn@parliament.uk

Party

Conservatives

Personal Website

www.nigeladams.org

Westminster Address

Nigel Adams MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel

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