Peter Luff MP - Chairman, Business and Enterprise Select Committee
Peter has been a Worcestershire MP since 1992. He lives in the country with his wife, Julia. They have two grown-up children, Rosie and Oliver. He worked for 4 years for Peter, now Lord, Walker when he was MP for Worcester. He then went on to be head of private office to the late Sir Edward Heath in the early 1980s. After this he became a successful businessman in the communications industry. He has also been company secretary of his family's retail stationery firm. He was educated at Windsor Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read economics. In 1997, Peter was appointed chairman of the Commons Agriculture Committee. In 2000, he joined the front bench as an opposition Whip. He served as assistant Chief Whip from 2002 to 2005. Peter is now Chairman of the influential Trade and Industry Select Committee. Julia is Peter's secretary, working from his office in the county. She also organises his regular advice surgeries in Evesham and Droitwch Spa. He takes a close interest in many international issues and particularly in India.
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