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Anthony Edward Timpson (born ) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich since the 2008 by-election. Timpson was appointed to Minister of State for Children and Families after the 2015 general election, being promoted from his position as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education with similar portfolio responsibilities. ==Biography== Timpson was born in Knutsford, Cheshire, in 1973.〔"Edward Timpson" in "Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 2009", Vacher Dod Publishing, 2008.〕 His father, John, is the head of the Timpson chain of shoe repair and key-cutting shops, which has been in the family for five generations and has over 550 stores in the UK and Ireland. Timpson grew up with a brother, sister and over 80 children fostered by his parents.〔The Times 8-May-08 (Top hats and tails come out as Tory candidate says ‘I’m no Tarporley toff’ )〕 He was educated at Uppingham School before going on to Durham University (Hatfield College), where he studied politics before converting to law. He became a barrister in 1998. From 1999, he has practised in Chester as a family law barrister. In June 2002, he married Julia Still in south Cheshire. Since then he has lived in Cheshire, 13 miles from Crewe, with his wife and three children (including a son born February 2004 and a daughter born November 2005). Timpson has completed six marathons, including the New York marathon in 2007 and the London Marathon in 2008, raising over £4,500.〔(Edward's marathon effort will aid families in need ) Crewe Guardian〕 Outside of politics Timpson is a fan of football, both watching and playing. 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 Timpson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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