Stephen Barclay
Stephen Paul "Steve" Barclay (born 3 May 1972) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Cambridgeshire since May 2010.
Political Career
Steve joined the Conservative Party in 1994 after leaving university. He stood for Parliament in 1997 in Manchester Blackley and in 2001 in Lancaster & Wyre, before being selected for his current seat of North East Cambridgeshire in January 2008 by an open primary. He was elected to Parliament on 6th May 2010, securing over 50% of the vote.
Education
Barclay comes from the first generation of his family to go to university, reading history at Cambridge University, and spent his gap year in the army serving with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Barclay qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and then worked as an insurance company lawyer for Axa Insurance, as a regulator for the Financial Services Authority, and as Director of Regulatory Affairs and then Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions at Barclays Retail Bank prior to entering Parliament.
