Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor

Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor, of Truro in the County of Cornwall ( born January 3, 1963) is a British politician of the Liberal Party and now the Liberal Democrats, who for 23 years was a member of the House of Commons since 2010 member of the House of Lords.

Life

Studies and recent lower house deputy

After attending the School Treliske in Truro Taylor began studying economics at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford and then at University College, University of Oxford. During his studies he was 1985-1986 President of the Student Association of the University of Oxford and in 1986 became economic researchers after after graduating in the House of Representatives David Penhaligon.

Taylor was first elected in a by-election ( By-election ) on 12 March 1987 after the death of Penhaligon in a car accident for the Liberal Party in the constituency of Truro for MPs in the House of Commons. At just 24, he was also the youngest member of the lower house ( Baby of the House ) and retained this unofficial ten years to 1997 Chris Leslie of the Labour Party, also with 24 years youngest member was.

After the dissolution of the Liberal Party, he joined in March 1988 to the Liberal Democrats, which he represented until 1 May 1997, the constituency of Truro in the House. After his former constituency was dissolved as part of a constituency reform, he was elected in the general election on 1 May 1997 as a candidate of the Liberal Democrats in the newly created constituency of Truro and St Austell back to MPs in the House of Commons and was this until May 6, 2010.

During his more than 23 - year's parliamentary membership Taylor was first 1987-1988 Spokesman of the Group of the Liberal Party for energy and then to 1989 Group spokesman of the Liberal Democrats for Local Government, Housing and Transport in England before he between 1989 and 1990 whose spokesman for trade and industry was. He also took charge of the party organization of the Liberal Democrats between 1989 and 1995 the post of chairman of the election campaign and Communications Commission.

In addition, he was between 1990 and 1992 his group spokesman on education, children's issues, and then from 1994 to 1997 for the Environment. During this time he was also between 1992 and 1994 a member of the lower house shot for broadcasting and 1996-1997 for the Environment.

Leader of the Liberal Democrats and a member of the Upper House

Taylor was then between 1997 and 1999 the main spokesman of his group for environment and transport, and later for business, before 2003 Chairman of the Group of the Liberal Democrats (Chairman of Parliamentary Party ) was established in October, and this function held until March 2006. Since March 2006, Taylor was the spokesman for the Liberal Democrats against social exclusion in the House.

In 2007 he stated that he would not re- crystallize in the general election on 6 May 2010 for the House of Commons and thus left after these elections from the House of Commons. His constituency Truro and St Austell was not filled in the rest, but resolved as part of a reform constituency.

After he was raised as a life peer with the title Baron Taylor of Goss Moor, of Truro in the County of Cornwall to the peerage and became a member as a member of the House of Lords.

Together with his wife he runs the consulting firm Taylor & Garner Ltd ..