Julian Charles Sturdy (born 3 June 1971) is a

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politician and farmer. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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Early life and career

Sturdy was born on 3 June 1971 to Robert Sturdy, later a

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, and he grew up in

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, England. From 1981 to 1989, he was privately educated at

Ashville College Ashville College is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 2–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Churches. It incorp ...

, a co-educational

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in the

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; he states "...my years there helped shape me into being the person I am today". He then studied at

Harper Adams Agricultural College Harper Adams University, founded in 1901 as Harper Adams College, is a public university located close to the village of Edgmond, near Newport, in Shropshire, England. Established in 1901, the college is a specialist provider of higher educati ...

close to the village of

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(near to the

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of Newport) in Shropshire. Prior to entering Parliament, Sturdy served as a

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, between 2002 and 2007. He stood as the

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for

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in the 2005 general election, finishing second with 25.7% of the vote. He is also a farmer, a career for which he had studied at agricultural college.

Parliamentary career

First elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for

in the 2010 general election with a majority of 3,688, Sturdy became a member of the

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in July that year. Sturdy successfully introduced a

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introducing new procedures for handling horses abandoned or left to graze on others' land. The Control of Horses Bill passed into law in 2015 and was welcomed by the British Horse Society. He was re-elected in the

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with 51.1 per cent of votes cast. He has a mixed voting record in Parliament on the issue of regulating fracking, with two votes against greater environmental controls and two votes for more conditions and restrictions on where it can take place. Following the publication of the Sue Gray report, Sturdy called for the resignation of Prime Minister

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Personal life

Sturdy's wife is Victoria, who he employs part-time as his secretary on a salary just under £20,000. Victoria was caught drink driving in 2018 on the morning school run. The family live in London and

Bilton-in-Ainsty Bilton-in-Ainsty is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire in England. It lies about east of Wetherby and west of York. It is part of the civil parish of Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton. Bilton had a population of 147 in 2006. ...

, North Yorkshire.

References

External links

Julian Sturdy MP
''official constituency website''
Julian Sturdy MP
Conservative Party profile
York Conservatives
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sturdy, Julian 1971 births Living people People educated at Ashville College Alumni of Harper Adams University Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present