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Andrew Henry George was born on 2nd December 1958 in Mullion, England. He is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of St Ives in Cornwall since 1997. He is the current Vice-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Housing and Planning Group and a qualifying member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Carers.
Education[edit]
Andrew George was educated at the Helston School, before attending the University of Sussex where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural and Community Studies in 1980. He finished his education at University College, Oxford where he was awarded a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics in 1981.
Political Career[edit]
He became the Deputy Director of the Cornwall Rural Community Council in 1987, where he remained until his election to the House of Commons. Andrew George won his seat in parliament at the 1997 general election. In the House of Commons, he currently leads the Liberal Democrats DECC (Department for Energy and Climate Change) and DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) policy team.
