Bristol East (Western Counties Liberal Democrats)

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Bristol East

Michael Popham

Biography

Michael Popham was elected to Woking Borough Council in 2000 and after resigning his seat there in 2006 was elected to Bristol City Council in May 2007. He has served on the Liberal Democrat Shadow Executive since then. Born in Glastonbury in 1953, he served in the Royal Air Force until 1993 and obtained an MBA from the Kingston Business School in 1995. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

Michael is a main board Director of the regulation, risk and compliance software company, Information Governance Limited. He also conceived and authored the fraud management standard, PAS 8000 to be published by the British Standards Institute.

A supporter of the Christian Alpha movement and a proponent of its outreach dimension, Michael is an avid offshore sailing skipper and advocate of adventurous activities for deprived young people.

Since entering politics he has championed a number of causes including encouraging young people into Governance at local level, avoiding waste at source, and reducing the burden of excessive alcohol consumption in public places on the Police and the NHS. Michael also introduced Community Land Trusts to Bristol as a new policy for affordable housing and Tenant Management Organisations to provide greater autonomy for tenants.

Michael's Parliamentary aspirations include simplifying Law through a Parliamentary rationalisation group, aiding people out of unsecured personal debt, making Britain more competitive, turning international enemies into friends, helping personal wealth creation, and promoting health and recreation for all.

On becoming the Prospective Member of Parliament for Bristol East Michael said "First we had the Labour Party consistently failing to thwart too many Conservative failures and then we had the Conservative Party consistently failing to thwart too many Labour failures. Under Nick Clegg a Liberal Democratic government will ensure that Power neither rests with corporations nor the State, instead at the lowest appropriate level. Only then will we get the balanced economic, social and environmental policies the Nation deserves."

Education:

MBA - Kingston Business School

Occupation:

Director - Information Governance Limited

Interests:

Memberships:

Off Shore Sailing, Walking and Community Action

Fellow, Royal Society for the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

NSPCC

World Vision