Paul Beresford
Sir Alexander Paul Beresford (born 6 April 1946) is a British Conservative Party politician, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mole Valley. He sits on four Parliamentary committees.
Political Career
Paul Beresford was elected the Member of Parliament for Mole Valley in 1997. He was first elected as a Councillor for Wandsworth Council. Beresford went on to lead Wandsworth Council and it was during this time that he was knighted for his services to inner city rehabilitation. Paul was then elected the Member of Parliament for Croydon Central in 1992, which he served for five years. He was a Minister for the Department of the Environment from 1994-1997 and has held various posts in Parliament; serving on the Education, Environment and Transport Select Committees at various times. More recently, he was appointed a Member of the Communities and Local Government Committee.
Education
Paul Beresford was born in 1946 in Levin, New Zealand, and was educated in Richmond Primary School, Waimea College in Richmond; and the University of Otago in Dunedin, and is a practising dentist.
