Robert Largan

Robert Largan (born 29 May 1987) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak in the 2019 general election.

Robert Largan

MP
Largan in2020
Member of Parliament
for High Peak
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byRuth George
Majority590 (1.1%)
Personal details
Born (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Manchester

Early life

Largan was born in Manchester, and was educated at Philips High School and the University of Manchester.[1][2] As a student he worked on the fish counter at Asda.[2]

Career

After university, Largan moved to London and trained to become a chartered accountant. He was a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and worked as a parliamentary assistant to the Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham, Greg Hands.[2]

Before being elected Member of Parliament for High Peak, Largan unsuccessfully contested the Bury South constituency for the Conservatives in the June 2017 General Election. Robert then applied to be the Conservative Parliamentary candidate in Crewe and Nantwich in September 2018, before he was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate in High Peak the following month.[3]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak in the 2019 general election.[4] This was a key marginal seat that had been taken by Labour at the previous general election.

References
  1. "Coronavirus Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 23 March 2020. col. 74–75.
  2. Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "Shortlist revealed for tomorrow's Crewe and Nantwich open primary". Conservative Home. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. "High Peak". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ruth George		 Member of Parliament for High Peak
2019–present		 Incumbent


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