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Simon Wright

British politician (born 1979)

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Also known as Simon James Wright

Born: September 15, 1979
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: politician
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1.Stated in Public WhipRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Positions held: member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom(2010–2015)
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Education: Imperial College London
, King's College London
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Simon James Wright is a former British Liberal Democrat politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 2010 to 2015. Wright defeated former Labour frontbench incumbent Charles Clarke. 29.7% of the votes and a narrow majority of 310 votes. He is now chief executive officer of a Norfolk-based charity, Nelson's Journey.

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Sex or gender: male
Member of political party: Liberal Democrats
Given name: Simon
Website: simonwright.org.uk
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Work location: London
Name in native language: Simon Wright
Family name: Wright
Influenced by: Norman Lamb
Candidacy in election: 2010 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Norwich South · represents: Liberal Democrats · votes received: 13,960
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1.Stated in UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency LevelRetrieved 2022-12-13
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Social media followers: 4,314(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 215206530
4,378(April 27, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 215206530

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