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'''Robert Wilson''' (born ] ] in south ]) is a ] politician and entrepreneur. He was elected ] ] for the ] in the ]. '''Robert Owen Biggs Wilson'''<ref name=hoclmem>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/briefingpapers/commons/lib/research/rp2010/RP10-033.pdf |title=Members 1979-2010 |publisher=House of Commons Library |date=28 April 2010 |page=187 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705010114/http://www.parliament.uk/briefingpapers/commons/lib/research/rp2010/RP10-033.pdf |archivedate=5 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (born 4 January 1965) is an English politician and political author. He was elected ] Member of Parliament for the ] in the ], being re-elected in the elections of ] and ], before being defeated in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000889|title=Reading East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News|access-date=9 June 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref> He became ] in the ] on 27 September 2014.


==Early life==
=Biography=
Wilson was born and brought up in south ]. He attended ] and then, between 1984 and 1988, the ], where he studied ]. He spent his final year at university as the President of the ]. Wilson was a member of the ].<ref name=general/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2009/01/yesterday-i-poi.html |title=Name that ex-SDP member | first=Daniel | last=Finkelstein |date=30 January 2009 |work=The Times Online |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074620/http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2009/01/yesterday-i-poi.html |archivedate=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gov.uk/government/people/rob-wilson | title = Rob Wilson MP | work = gov.uk | publisher = UK Government | accessdate = 17 June 2015}}</ref>


==Politics==
Wilson was born and brought up in south ] and moved to ] in 1984. Between 1984 and 1988 he attended ], the final year of which he spent as the President of the ]. After leaving university he unsuccessfully stood as an ] candidate for election in Redlands Ward/Electoral Division to ] in 1988 and ] in 1989.


===Local government===
He joined the Conservatives, and was elected for Thames Ward of Reading Borough Council in 1992, serving until 1996. In 2003 he was elected to serve in ] Ward, and in June 2004 was again elected for Thames. Following his election as Member of Parliament for Reading East, he stood down from Reading Borough Council in May 2006.
Wilson joined the Conservatives, and was elected as one of three councillors for the ] of ] in 1992, serving one term (until 1996).<ref name=parliament>{{cite web | url = http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/rob-wilson/31582 | title = Robert Wilson | accessdate = 18 August 2010 | publisher = ] | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100525114410/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/rob-wilson/31582 | archivedate = 25 May 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> In 1997, he unsuccessfully contested ] at ].<ref name=parliament/>


In 2003 he was elected for the ] of Reading Borough Council, in a by-election for a one-year term. The following year, he was again elected a councillor for Thames ward. Following his election as Member of Parliament, he stood down from the Council in May 2006.<ref name=parliament/>
Wilson was selected as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for ] using a pioneering primary system, which opened the selection to non-party members for the first time. At the May 2005 General Election he faced the Labour candidate and Councillor, ]. Page had replaced sitting MP, Labour's ], who had been de-selected by her party.


===MP in the 2005–2010 parliament===
==2005 Election==
Wilson was selected as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for ] using a pioneering primary system, which opened the selection to non-party members for the first time. At the ] he faced the Labour candidate and councillor, Tony Page.<ref name=kicked>{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/england/4520123.stm | title = Labour kicked out of Reading East | accessdate = 18 August 2010 | date = 6 May 2005 | publisher = ]}}</ref> Page had replaced sitting MP, Labour's ], who had been de-selected by her party.<ref name=kicked/> Wilson won 15,557 votes (35.4%) against Page's 15,082 votes (34.3%).<ref name=gain>{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/470.stm | title = Result: Reading East | accessdate = 18 August 2010 | date = 6 May 2005 | publisher = ]}}</ref> The Conservative share of the vote increased by 3.4%.<ref name=general>{{cite web |url=http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/election2010/readingeast/#conservative |title=Reading East |accessdate=18 August 2010 |work=] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206200312/http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/election2010/readingeast/#conservative |archivedate=6 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=gain/>


After his election, Wilson made his ] on 23 May 2005.<ref name=hoclmem/> He served on the ], selected by the committee chair. Here he played a role in the ] of the Education and Inspections Bill, on issues such as ].<ref name=parliament/> In July 2007 Wilson was promoted to the ] as Shadow Higher Education Minister replacing ].<ref name=parliament/>
Wilson won 15,557 votes (35.4%) of the vote against Page's 15,082 votes (34.3%). The Conservative share of the vote increased by 3.4%.


The MP, during his terms of office, promoted a major anti knife-crime campaign of Reading's papers; to do so meeting with crime victims' families and ]. Wilson successfully lobbied the ], ] and ] to secure funding for the expansion and increase in facilities at ] – associated with investment into high rise and mid rise offices, retail and hotels in Reading. He jointly with former Labour MP ] successfully lobbied for the extension of ] services to and from Reading, providing direct trains to much of Central London, and western parts of Essex and Kent.<ref> 27 March 2014 published online at GetReading.co.uk. Original published in the ] paper version. Retrieved 29 November 2014.</ref>
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===MP in the 2010–2015 parliament===
Since his election Wilson has been appointed to the Education and Skills Select Committee and played a role in the Education and Inspections Bill and issues such as Special Educational Needs.
On 6 May 2010, Wilson was re-elected by the people of Reading East with a majority of 15.2% of those who voted and 42.6% of the vote. In the resulting ] from May 2010, the Liberal Democrats shared in ministerial positions. Wilson was among Shadow Ministers in the previous Parliament that were not offered a position as a Minister in coalition. In 2010 he was appointed ] to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, ] MP.<ref name=parliament/>


In July 2014 the MP stated that he would have accepted an undisclosed ministerial position but wished to use his spare time to publish a book on the scandals involving former MP ] (who perverted the course of justice by lying about driving too fast to keep his ]) and the Chief Whip's ] each of which meant they lost their ministerial positions.<ref name=bbc> BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2014</ref> He had earlier been offered a position as a junior government whip but refused this as still writing the same book.<ref name=bbc/> Critics, unnamed in a ] interview with Wilson, attributed his decision to decline a promotion to their perception that the Conservative Party was likely to lose both of its ] seats and said that in writing this sort of ], the government may prefer not to promote Wilson.<ref name=bbc/>
In July 2007 Wilson was promoted to the Conservative frontbench as Shadow Higher Education Minister replacing ].


The Prime Minister's office appointed Wilson to the government as a minister on 27 September 2014, following the resignation of ] following allegations in '']'' that Newmark had sent sexually explicit images to an undercover reporter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/brooks-newmark-resigns-minister-caught-in-sex-sting-to-quit-as-mp-over-new-scandal-9789165.html|title=Sex sting minister Brooks Newmark resigns|last=Anderson|first=Steve|date=11 October 2014|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>Tim Ross , ''The Telegraph'', 27 September 2014</ref> He became the ] which entails charities, ] and ], which he accepted a month after finishing the book, which he assessed as incompatible with being in a senior government or opposition role.
Wilson is currently running a campaign against the carrying of knives in conjunction with the local daily paper and victims families and he has been very active in campaigning on local Transport issues, including the upgrading of ] and the extension of the ] project to Reading.


===MP in the 2015–2017 parliament===
He was successfully sued by ] MP, along with the then Conservative Party Chairman Liam Fox, for publishing a letter from the then Labour MP for Reading east, Jane Griffiths.].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4368399.stm''(retrieved 17 March 2008)''</ref>
On 8 May 2015, Wilson was again re-elected by the people of Reading East, with 23,217 votes and a majority of 6,520, compared to 7,605 in 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/general-election-results-rob-wilson-9212664 | title = Rob Wilson holds Reading East for Tories | first = Linda | last = Fort | work = GetReading | publisher = Trinity Mirror Southern | date = 8 May 2015 | accessdate = 8 May 2015}}</ref> Shortly after retaining his seat in the 2015 general election, Wilson sparked controversy with a remark on Twitter in which he seemed to show a lack of interest in solving his constituency's rising homelessness problem. When asked about how his party's cuts would help solve it, he responded with "Don't be a bad loser." This sparked considerable outrage online, including a petition on 38 Degrees for him to be removed from office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-is-how-a-tory-mp-responded-to-a-constituent-worried-about-homelessness--lkn8YHHAeb|title=This is how a Tory MP responded to a constituent worried about|last=Bartlett|first=Evan|date=2015-05-11|work=i100.co.uk|access-date=2018-06-12|publisher=The Independent|language=en-GB}}</ref>


In July 2015, he was forced to defend his claims for travel expenses, which included 9p for a 352-yard car journey to a constituency event and 60p for a journey on his bicycle between his constituency office, the railway station and home. He said that putting such small costs on expenses might seem "odd", but said that over a year mileage "does add up". He pointed out he had not claimed any accommodation expenses in London since becoming an MP in 2005, saving taxpayers "hundreds of thousands of pounds. However, as I do commute most days it does mean I incur parking and mileage expenses instead".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33606908|title=MP Rob Wilson defends 9p car journey claim|date=21 July 2015|accessdate=21 July 2015|work=BBC News}}</ref>
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In the run-up to the ], Wilson publicly indicated that he believed the UK should remain a member of the ] whilst not actively campaigning for it since he believed that he should stay neutral. In 2017 he voted to trigger ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/rob-wilson-sets-position-eu-debate/policy-and-politics/article/1384957 |title=Rob Wilson sets out his position on the EU debate | first=Andy |last=Ricketts |date=24 February 2016 |work=www.thirdsector.co.uk |publisher=Haymarket Media Group Ltd |accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref>
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===Defeat in the June 2017 election===
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On 8 June 2017, Wilson was defeated in the ] called by ] in an unsuccessful attempt to increase her majority prior to the negotiations over the exit from the European Union. He received 23,344 votes, but came second to ], standing for the ], with 27,093 votes, a majority of 3,759.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000889 |title=Reading East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News |access-date=9 June 2017|work=BBC News }}</ref>


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==Further reading==

* {{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Rob|title = 5 Days to Power|year=2010|publisher = Biteback |isbn=978-1849540810}}
* {{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Rob|title = The Eye of the Storm: The View from the Centre of the Political Scandal|year=2014|publisher = Biteback |isbn=9781849545013}}


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English politician and political author For other people named Robert Wilson, see Robert Wilson (disambiguation).

Robert Wilson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Society
In office
27 September 2014 – 9 June 2017
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byBrooks Newmark
Succeeded byThe Lord Ashton of Hyde
Member of Parliament
for Reading East
In office
5 May 2005 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byJane Griffiths
Succeeded byMatt Rodda
Personal details
Born (1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 59)
Wallingford, England
Political partySocial Democratic Party (Before 1988)
Conservative (1988–present)
Alma materUniversity of Reading
WebsiteOfficial website

Robert Owen Biggs Wilson (born 4 January 1965) is an English politician and political author. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency in the 2005 general election, being re-elected in the elections of 2010 and 2015, before being defeated in 2017. He became Minister for Civil Society in the Cabinet Office on 27 September 2014.

Early life

Wilson was born and brought up in south Oxfordshire. He attended Wallingford School and then, between 1984 and 1988, the University of Reading, where he studied history. He spent his final year at university as the President of the Reading University Students' Union. Wilson was a member of the Social Democratic Party.

Politics

Local government

Wilson joined the Conservatives, and was elected as one of three councillors for the Thames ward of Reading Borough Council in 1992, serving one term (until 1996). In 1997, he unsuccessfully contested Bolton North East at that year's general election.

In 2003 he was elected for the Caversham ward of Reading Borough Council, in a by-election for a one-year term. The following year, he was again elected a councillor for Thames ward. Following his election as Member of Parliament, he stood down from the Council in May 2006.

MP in the 2005–2010 parliament

Wilson was selected as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Reading East using a pioneering primary system, which opened the selection to non-party members for the first time. At the 2005 General Election he faced the Labour candidate and councillor, Tony Page. Page had replaced sitting MP, Labour's Jane Griffiths, who had been de-selected by her party. Wilson won 15,557 votes (35.4%) against Page's 15,082 votes (34.3%). The Conservative share of the vote increased by 3.4%.

After his election, Wilson made his maiden speech on 23 May 2005. He served on the Education and Skills Select Committee, selected by the committee chair. Here he played a role in the committee stage of the Education and Inspections Bill, on issues such as Special Educational Needs. In July 2007 Wilson was promoted to the Conservative frontbench as Shadow Higher Education Minister replacing Boris Johnson.

The MP, during his terms of office, promoted a major anti knife-crime campaign of Reading's papers; to do so meeting with crime victims' families and Thames Valley Police. Wilson successfully lobbied the DfT, Network Rail and local council to secure funding for the expansion and increase in facilities at Reading railway station – associated with investment into high rise and mid rise offices, retail and hotels in Reading. He jointly with former Labour MP Martin Salter successfully lobbied for the extension of Crossrail services to and from Reading, providing direct trains to much of Central London, and western parts of Essex and Kent.

MP in the 2010–2015 parliament

On 6 May 2010, Wilson was re-elected by the people of Reading East with a majority of 15.2% of those who voted and 42.6% of the vote. In the resulting Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government from May 2010, the Liberal Democrats shared in ministerial positions. Wilson was among Shadow Ministers in the previous Parliament that were not offered a position as a Minister in coalition. In 2010 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt MP.

In July 2014 the MP stated that he would have accepted an undisclosed ministerial position but wished to use his spare time to publish a book on the scandals involving former MP Chris Huhne (who perverted the course of justice by lying about driving too fast to keep his driving licence) and the Chief Whip's plebgate incident each of which meant they lost their ministerial positions. He had earlier been offered a position as a junior government whip but refused this as still writing the same book. Critics, unnamed in a BBC interview with Wilson, attributed his decision to decline a promotion to their perception that the Conservative Party was likely to lose both of its Reading seats and said that in writing this sort of polemic, the government may prefer not to promote Wilson.

The Prime Minister's office appointed Wilson to the government as a minister on 27 September 2014, following the resignation of Brooks Newmark following allegations in Daily Mirror that Newmark had sent sexually explicit images to an undercover reporter He became the Minister for Civil Society which entails charities, volunteering and social enterprise, which he accepted a month after finishing the book, which he assessed as incompatible with being in a senior government or opposition role.

MP in the 2015–2017 parliament

On 8 May 2015, Wilson was again re-elected by the people of Reading East, with 23,217 votes and a majority of 6,520, compared to 7,605 in 2010. Shortly after retaining his seat in the 2015 general election, Wilson sparked controversy with a remark on Twitter in which he seemed to show a lack of interest in solving his constituency's rising homelessness problem. When asked about how his party's cuts would help solve it, he responded with "Don't be a bad loser." This sparked considerable outrage online, including a petition on 38 Degrees for him to be removed from office.

In July 2015, he was forced to defend his claims for travel expenses, which included 9p for a 352-yard car journey to a constituency event and 60p for a journey on his bicycle between his constituency office, the railway station and home. He said that putting such small costs on expenses might seem "odd", but said that over a year mileage "does add up". He pointed out he had not claimed any accommodation expenses in London since becoming an MP in 2005, saving taxpayers "hundreds of thousands of pounds. However, as I do commute most days it does mean I incur parking and mileage expenses instead".

In the run-up to the EU referendum of 2016, Wilson publicly indicated that he believed the UK should remain a member of the European Union whilst not actively campaigning for it since he believed that he should stay neutral. In 2017 he voted to trigger article 50.

Defeat in the June 2017 election

On 8 June 2017, Wilson was defeated in the general election called by Theresa May in an unsuccessful attempt to increase her majority prior to the negotiations over the exit from the European Union. He received 23,344 votes, but came second to Matt Rodda, standing for the Labour Party, with 27,093 votes, a majority of 3,759.

References

  1. ^ "Members 1979-2010" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 28 April 2010. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010.
  2. "Reading East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Reading East". Reading Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. Finkelstein, Daniel (30 January 2009). "Name that ex-SDP member". The Times Online. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010.
  5. "Rob Wilson MP". gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Robert Wilson". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Labour kicked out of Reading East". BBC News Online. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Result: Reading East". BBC News Online. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  9. Opinion: Rob Wilson MP: It is welcome news Crossrail is coming to Reading 27 March 2014 published online at GetReading.co.uk. Original published in the Reading Chronicle paper version. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. ^ Reading MP Rob Wilson turns down minister's job BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2014
  11. Anderson, Steve (11 October 2014). "Sex sting minister Brooks Newmark resigns". The Independent.
  12. Tim Ross "Conservative minister resigns over sex scandal", The Telegraph, 27 September 2014
  13. Fort, Linda (8 May 2015). "Rob Wilson holds Reading East for Tories". GetReading. Trinity Mirror Southern. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  14. Bartlett, Evan (11 May 2015). "This is how a Tory MP responded to a constituent worried about". i100.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  15. "MP Rob Wilson defends 9p car journey claim". BBC News. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  16. Ricketts, Andy (24 February 2016). "Rob Wilson sets out his position on the EU debate". www.thirdsector.co.uk. Haymarket Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  17. "Reading East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

Further reading

  • Wilson, Rob (2010). 5 Days to Power. Biteback. ISBN 978-1849540810.
  • Wilson, Rob (2014). The Eye of the Storm: The View from the Centre of the Political Scandal. Biteback. ISBN 9781849545013.

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