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Julian Huppert
British politician (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julian Leon Huppert[5] (born 21 July 1978)[1] is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Liberal Democrat party, he had previously served as a member of the Cambridgeshire County Council for East Chesterton.
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Julian Huppert | |
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Member of Parliament for Cambridge | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | David Howarth |
Succeeded by | Daniel Zeichner |
Lib Dem Group Leader on Cambridgeshire County Council | |
In office October 2004 – May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Sal Brinton |
Succeeded by | David Jenkins |
Cambridgeshire County Councillor for East Chesterton | |
In office 3 May 2001 – 4 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | T O'Del |
Succeeded by | Siep Wijsenbeek |
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Born | Julian Leon Huppert (1978-07-21) 21 July 1978 (age 45)[1] |
Citizenship | United Kingdom, United States |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Spouse | Dr Caroline Wright[1] |
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Alma mater | University of Cambridge (MSci, PhD) |
Website | www |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[2] |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Studies on genomic G-quadruplexes (2005) |
Doctoral advisor | Shankar Balasubramanian[3] |
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Huppet succeeded David Howarth, who stood down after one term as an MP.[6] At the 2015 general election he lost the seat to Daniel Zeichner of the Labour Party by 599 votes, and failed to retake it at the 2017 general election.