Luke Graham (politician)

Luke Graham
MP
Member of Parliament
for Ochil and South Perthshire
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Majority 3,359 (6.2%)
Personal details
Born June 1985 (age 33)
Political party Conservative
Alma mater University of Sheffield

Luke Patrick Graham MP (born June 1985) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire[1] since the 2017 UK general election. He defeated the sitting Scottish National Party MP, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh by 3,359 votes.

Graham was educated at a comprehensive school and graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BA in Economics and Social Policy in 2006.[2]

Graham is a qualified accountant, and has previously worked for Tesco plc and Marks and Spencer plc.[3]

He previously contested the same constituency at the 2015 general election and finished in third place with 20.7% of the vote.

During the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, he was the finance director of Stronger In; the official Remain campaign.[4]

He has been a member of the Public Accounts Committee since 2017.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Graham MP". UK Parliament.
  2. ↑ Carr, Tim; Dale, Iain; Waller, Robert (7 September 2017). The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2017. Biteback Publishing. pp. 288–. ISBN 978-1-78590-278-9.
  3. ↑ Graham, Luke Patrick. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times.
  5. ↑ "Election to the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament". Luke Graham MP.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh		 Member of Parliament
for Ochil and South Perthshire
2017–present		 Incumbent


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