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David Burrowes (David John Barrington Burrowes) was born on 12 June, 1969 in Cockfosters, London, England, is a British politician. Discover David Burrowes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

Popular As David John Barrington Burrowes
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Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June 1969
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Cockfosters, London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1969

David John Barrington Burrowes (born 12 June 1969) is a British politician.

1990

Whilst at Exeter, in 1990, Burrowes and Tim Montgomerie founded the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

Before entering parliament he worked for Enfield solicitors, Shepherd Harris and Co, specialising in criminal law and was an advocate in police stations and courts in Enfield, Haringey and Hertfordshire.

He was an Enfield Borough Council councillor for 12 years.

2001

Burrowes contested the safe Labour seat of Edmonton at the 2001 general election achieving a 1.0 swing away from sitting MP Andy Love who won by a majority of 9,772.

2005

He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 2005 to 2017, is the co-founder of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

He was elected MP for Enfield Southgate in May 2005, defeating Minister of State for Education and Skills Stephen Twigg with a majority of 1,747 votes and a swing of 8.7%.

He made his maiden speech on 20 June 2005.

Burrowes has been a member of several Select Committees including: Public Administration Select Committee 2005–10, Armed Forces Bill 2005–06, Joint Committee on the Draft Legal Services Bill 2006, Joint Committee on the Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill 2007.

Based on the questions he asks, his main political topics of interest are Justice, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, though he includes family policy, drugs and alcohol policy and voluntary sector, umbilical cord blood banking, treatment and research in his Parliament biography.

Burrowes was a member of a number of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) including: Democracy in Burma, British-Cyprus All-Party Parliamentary Group (Chair), Asthma, Child and Youth Crime Group (Vice-Chair), Childcare, Christians in Parliament, Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis (Chair), Justice for Equitable Life Policy Holders, Fatherhood, Holy See, Human Trafficking, Interest Rate Swap Mis-selling, Legal Aid, Poverty, Prison Health, Pro-Life Group, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, Stem Cell Transplantation (Vice-Chair), Sustainable Relationships (Secretary), Voice UK and Youth Affairs.

He is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.

In 2005-6 he contributed to debates on Violent Crime, Fatherhood, Criminal Legal Aid, Council Tax Revaluation, and Equalities.

2007

In 2007-8 he contributed to debates on Chase Farm Hospital, Drugs and Alcohol Addiction, Cyprus, Criminal Justice, Prisons, Hospital Acquired Infections (C.diff), Embryo Research, Burma, Council Tax, Hit and Run fatalities and Fatherhood.

In July 2007 he was appointed to the frontbench as Shadow Justice Minister.

During the Conservative Party's social justice policy review headed by Iain Duncan Smith, Burrowes chaired the committee looking into addiction.

Their 111-page report which dealt with "The nature and extend of social breakdown and poverty today" and "The causes of poverty" was designed to provide policy for an incoming government to tackle "Britain's most acute social problems".

2010

He was re-elected in 2010 with a majority of 7626, a swing of 7.2%.

He was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Francis Maude MP, Minister to the Cabinet Office and Oliver Letwin, Minister responsible for Government Policy.

In September 2010, Burrowes was reappointed as PPS to Letwin, providing support to Letwin's policy role across government and in particular in relation to drugs and alcohol treatment reform and future policy development.

2012

In September 2012, Burrowes was made Parliamentary Private Secretary to Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

He retained his advisory role with Oliver Letwin on the issue of drug and alcohol policy.

2013

In 2013, he called for the Attorney General to review the sentence passed on former Cabinet Minister Chris Huhne which he regarded as too lenient.

He was a prominent opponent of the Government's proposals to introduce same-sex marriage into England and Wales, and helped establish the Coalition for Marriage against its adoption.

He is reported as saying that it would risk leading to an "adulterer's charter", but his call for a referendum to be held on the issue was ignored.

2015

At the general election in 2015 Burrowes was elected for a third term and retained the same share of the vote won in 2010.

He was Co-Chair of the Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group), Protection of Cultural Heritage APPG, and Stem Cell Transplantation.

He was also an officer of the following APPGs – Cyprus, Human Trafficking, Religious Education, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, Refugees and Ending Homelessness.

He is Co-Chair of the Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis APPG, Protection of Cultural Heritage APPG, and Stem Cell Transplantation.

In 2015 Burrowes was elected to the Home Affairs Select Committee and re-elected as Executive Member of the Conservative MPs' backbench 1922 Committee and Chairman of its Justice Committee.

He spoke on a number of issues which led to changes in Government policy and legislation: he called for more Syrian refugees to be accepted in the UK; he successfully led the cross party opposition to assisted suicide and the relaxation of Sunday Trading laws, and he supported the blanket ban on the supply of so-called 'legal highs'.

In February 2015 Burrowes was embarrassed to find himself canvassing for the 2015 United Kingdom general election on doorsteps in the home street of neighbouring MP Andrew Love after he and his campaign team accidentally strayed into the wrong constituency.

2016

Burrowes supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; his constituency voted Remain by 62.1%.

Burrowes's registered members' interests are listed on Theyworkforyou.com, and local donations on Searchthemoney.com.

Donors include Christian Action Research and Education.

Burrowes became a "major focal point of the high profile campaign to stop computer hacker Gary McKinnon," a constituent, being extradited to the United States.

The Home Secretary decided to stop the extradition order which Burrowes called "a victory for common sense and compassion".

2017

He has been the Chairman of the Equity Release Council since 2017

Burrowes was born in Cockfosters and was educated at Highgate School and the University of Exeter.

Labour regained the seat in the 2017 general election on a substantial 9.7% swing.