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'Charles Ashley Rupert Walker' (born 11 September, 1967) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.

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Background

Parliamentary career

Personal life

External links

Background

He went to the American School in London (ASL). He is a graduate of the University of Oregon receiving a BSc in Political Science in 1990, and was a member of Wandsworth Council from 2002 to 2006. He was on the Board of Directors of Blue Arrow.

Parliamentary career

He previously stood in Ealing North in 2001. In the 2005 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Broxbourne, succeeding Dame Marion Roe.
Charles Walker heckled Tony Blair during a heated debate over the government's decision to extend the period of detention without trial. Walker shouted "police state", a comment to which Tony Blair responded furiously.
He is the only Conservative MP who is also a member of a trade union (Amicus).

Personal life

Walker is the stepson of Christopher Chataway, a former Conservative MP and Leader of the Inner London Education Authority. He is married.

External links

★ Charles Walker MP official site

★ Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Charles Walker

★ TheyWorkForYou.com - Charles Walker MP

★ Broxbourne Conservatives

★ BBC Politics page