Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4087, 07623 978479 (pager)
galerj@parliament.uk
Constituency
The Old Forge, 215a Canterbury Road, Birchington, CT7 9AH
Tel: 01843 848588 (am)
Fax: 01843 844856
suzy@galemail.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Birmingham Northfield 1982 by-election. Member for North Thanet 1983-2010, for North Thanet (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Ministers of State for the Armed Forces:
Archibald Hamilton 1992-93,
Jeremy Hanley 1993-94
Party groups
President, Conservative Animal Welfare;
Vice-chair:
Holborn and St Pancras Conservative Association 1971-72,
Conservative Party 2001-03
Select committees
Member: Home Affairs 1990-92,
Broadcasting 1997-05,
Chairmen's Panel/Panel of Chairs 1997-,
Procedure 2007-
Councils, public bodies
Special constable, British Transport Police 2004-07
International bodies
Delegate:
Council of Europe 1987-89, 2011-,
Western European Union 1987-89;
International Election Observer: Armenia, Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Macedonia, Mongolia, Mozambique, South Africa
Political interests
Education, animal welfare, media, broadcasting, tourism, leisure industry, licensed trade
Countries of interest
Africa (Southern and Western), Cuba, Cyprus, Mongolia, Tunisia
General Election 2010 - North Thanet
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Gale, Roger |
Con |
22826 |
52.57% |
| Britton, Michael |
Lab |
9298 |
21.42% |
| Murphy, Laura |
Lib Dem |
8400 |
19.35% |
| Parker, Rosamund |
UKIP |
2819 |
6.5% |
| Result |
Con Hold (7.91% from Lab to Con) |