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Henry Campbell Bellingham is the Conservative MP for North West Norfolk. A Cambridge graduate, he is married with one son.
Political Career[edit]
Bellingham entered the British Parliament in 1983 when he won the seat for North West Norfolk, he held the seat until the general election in 1997. He went on to contest his former sear in 2001 and won it back, he won the two following elections in 2005 and 2010.
Henry Campbell Bellingham has held a variety of positions, he was Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry in 2002 before becoming the Opposition Whip in 2005. Between 2006 and the General Election in 2010 he was a Shadow Minister for the Department of Constitutional Affairs. In the coalition government he has served since 2010 as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, specifically responsible for 'Overseas Territories, Africa, United Nations, economic issues, conflict resolution and climate change.'
Education[edit]
Henry Campbell Bellingham attended Eton before gaining his degree in Law from Magdelene College Cambridge. He then trained at the Inns of Court School of Law, before going on to join the Middle Temple in 1978 and then practising as a barrister for eight years
