Bill Wiggin
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Bill Wiggin MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 11 November 2003 – 8 December 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Nigel Evans |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Gillan |
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Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire Leominster (2001–2010) |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Temple-Morris |
| Majority | 19,996 (41.6%) |
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4 June 1966 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Milly Wiggin |
| Alma mater | Bangor University |
| Website | Official website |
William David Wiggin (born 4 June 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament and a former Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries. He held the seat of Leominster from the 2001 election until the 2010 election, when the seat of Leominster was abolished. Wiggin now holds the seat of North Herefordshire, having been elected in 2010.
Wiggin was born in London in 1966. He attended Eton College and later read Economics at the Bangor University, gaining a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1988. He also served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the TA, being a platoon commander for Holyhead, Bangor and Caernarfon.
Following this, Wiggin worked as a Trader in Foreign Exchange Options for UBS from 1991–3, then was an Associate Director of Kleinwort Benson from 1994–8, then as a manager in the Foreign Exchange department of Commerzbank from 1998.
Wiggin was selected as the Conservative candidate for Burnley for the 1997 election. He came second to Peter Pike, who recorded a 17,062 majority over him. He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate in the safe seat of Leominster in April 1999, replacing Peter Temple-Morris, who had defected to the Labour Party. He won his seat in 2001 with a 10,367 majority over his Liberal Democrat opponent.
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