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Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh MP (born 20 July 1950) is a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). Leigh has represented Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in the House of Commons as its Member of Parliament since 1997,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/edward-leigh/25183 )〕 and for its predecessor constituency of Gainsborough and Horncastle between 1983 and 1997. He served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee for 10 years between 2001 and 2010, investigating government waste and seeking value for money in public expenditure. Under his leadership, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was responsible for saving the taxpayer over £4 billion. Sir Edward stepped down at the end of the parliamentary session in 2010, as it is customary for a member of HM Opposition to hold this post.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leigh to step down as head of PAC )〕 Leigh was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for public and political service. He was previously nicknamed "the Viscount" in parliamentary circles, alluding to his landed gentry background. Leigh has opposed most instances of abortion and human embryonic research, deferring to his religious beliefs which accord with papal pronouncements. He was on the losing side in defence of Section 28, which barred Local Authorities from promoting "the teaching in any maintained-school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship" and was a vocal opponent of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, voting against it in Parliament at its Second Reading. Leigh later proposed an amendment to extend the property and pension rights afforded by civil partnerships to siblings who had lived together for more than 12 years. This was opposed by many backers of the initial Bill, such as fellow Conservative MP Sir Alan Duncan, who dubbed it a wrecking amendment. A veteran backbencher, Leigh was encouraged to challenge for the Speakership of the House of Commons, and after the 2010 general election for one of the Deputy Speakerships, but chose not to pursue this opportunity since parliamentary convention precludes Government Party members being elected to such offices unless already ''in situ''. Described as an "intelligent but prankish and unpredictable radical rightwing intellectual" and a Tory rebel, Leigh does not hesitate to vote against the leadership of his party where it conflicts with his own principles.〔(www.conservativehome.com )〕 He speaks regularly in the House of Commons, mainly on civil liberties, constitutional, ecclesiastical and economic matters. ==Early life== Leigh was educated at The Oratory School, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle (the French School in London) before going up to University College, Durham, where he read History (BA) and was elected President of the Durham Union Society. Before entering politics, he qualified as a barrister at the Inner Temple, and practised in arbitration and criminal law as a member of Goldsmiths Chambers. Leigh was elected to Richmond Borough Council and thereafter to the Greater London Council, serving as Councillor between 1974 and 1981. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and still undertakes some legal work while serving as an MP.〔(Profile ), publications.parliament.uk; accessed 14 July 2015.〕 His father, Sir Neville Leigh , Clerk to the Privy Council, hailed from the ancient Cheshire family of West Hall, High Legh and was a descendant of the Egertons, earls of Bridgwater. His maternal grandfather was Colonel Cyril Denzil Branch , a French citizen, and he is a nephew of Princess Nikolai Galitzine.〔(www.burkespeerage.com - LEIGH ''formerly'' of West Hall )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Leigh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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