Background
Ben Howlett was born on 21 August 1986.
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He was educated at Manningtree High School in Essex, then studied History and Politics at the University of Durham, and a Masters in Economic History at the University of Cambridge.
Career
He lived in Little Oakley, which is on the outskirts of Harwich. Howlett worked as a recruitment consultant from 2008 to 2015, latterly specialising in senior non-medical positions in the healthcare sector. Howlett joined the Conservative party in 2004, working for Douglas Carswell.
He has been leader of the Conservative group on Harwich Town Council.
He was chair of Conservative Future from 2010 to 2013. In November 2015, following the suicide of a young conservative activist, Elliott Johnson, Howlett told the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Newsnight program that "institutionalised bullying" in the youth team had been "swept under the carpet" because the party didn"t want to lose the upcoming election.
He moved to Bath after spending two weeks in the city campaigning to be selected as the Conservative candidate in November 2013. In January 2015, he said his party "wouldn’t have a hope in hell here if it weren’t for Don Foster standing down".
He currently sits on the Women and Equalities Select Committee and the Petitions Select Committee.
Achievements
Membership
56th United Kingdom Parliament]
He has been the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Bath since May 2015.
