George Michael Edward Hollingbery Bachelor Master of Business Administration is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Meon Valley, a new Hampshire constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.
Education
Hollingbery was educated at Radley College, gaining a Bachelor in human sciences from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1985. He then gained an Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Career
Early Life and Business Hollingbery"s career was spent investing in and starting up businesses, the best known of which was veterinary chain Companion Care, sold to Pets at Home in 2002. In 2005 he began a property investment business, run from his Alresford home. Hollingbery entered politics at grass roots level, before being elected to Winchester City Council in 1999, becoming deputy leader in 2006.
Hollingbery stood in Winchester in the 2005 general election, having managed the previous candidate"s campaign in 2001, but was defeated by Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten.
Hollingbery was elected in the 2010 General Election with a majority of 12,125. He subsequently served on the Speaker"s Advisory Committee on Works of Art and the Communities and Local Government Committee
In 2014 police were called twice in an evening to Hollingbery"s house after local residents complained about loud music coming from a birthday party Hollingbery subsequently apologised.
Membership
55th United Kingdom Parliament. 56th United Kingdom Parliament.