David Borrow

David Borrow ( born August 2, 1952 in Huddersfield) is a British politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the constituency of South Ribble.

Life

Borrow spent his school years at Mirfield Grammar School. He then studied at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) economics. In 1970 he was a member of the Labour Party and began in 1973 training at the Yorkshire Bank. In Preston 1987 he was a member of the City Council, which he headed from 1992 to 1995 and from 1995 to 1998. 1998 Barrow was first elected as an MP and re-elected in the general elections each for South Riddle. On 3 July 1997 Borrow made ​​his first speech in Parliament. 1999 Riddle member of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, the Agriculture Select Committee and after the British general election, 2001, he was a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. In 2003 he assumed the role of the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Transport Minister Kim Howells and remained for him in this capacity continued to work, as Howells in 2004 moved to the Ministry of Education. It was not until the British general election of 2005 ended his work as Howells parliamentary secretary. Currently, Borrow member of the Defence Select Committee, the Committee on defense issues of the British Parliament.

Borrow living openly gay and is jointly owned with Stephen Twigg, Ben Bradshaw, Angela Eagle and Gordon Marsden of the first openly gay MPs in the House of Commons. In May 2006 he entered into a civil partnership with his partner.