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Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik

Local party: Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrats

Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire

Approved Parliamentary Candidate for Montgomeryshire

Constituency address: 3 Park Street, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1EE

Constituency phone: 01686 625 527

Constituency fax: 01686 625 527

Constituency email: opikl@parliament.uk

Parliamentary address: House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA

Parliamentary phone: 020 7219 6266

Parliamentary fax: 020 7219 2210

Parliamentary email: opikl@parliament.uk

Web site: http://www.montgomery.libdems.org

Holds the following office(s) within the Welsh and Federal party: Federal Vice President
National Executive Committee

Other information:

strong>Education:

  • 1976-83: Royal Belfast Academical Institution:
  • 1983-87: Bristol University: BA Hons Degree in Philosophy (2:1)

Career

  • 1985-86: President, University of Bristol Students' Union
  • 1987-88: NUS National Executive Member
  • 1988-9 : Procter & Gamble Ltd : Brand Assistant Manager
  • 1991-97: Procter & Gamble Ltd: Corporate Training/Global Human Resources Training Manager

Political Experience :

  • Lib Dem Federal Executive Member (1991-)
  • City Councillor, Newcastle upon Tyne (1992-97)
  • Candidate, 1992 General Election (Newcastle Central)
  • Candidate, 1994 European Election (Northumbria)
  • MP Montgomeryshire May 1997-
  • Parliamentary Leader 2001 -

Parliamentary roles:

  • Northern Ireland
  • Welsh Affairs

Languages:

  • Estonian
  • German
  • English

Leisure activities:

Include aviation, cycling, military history, astronomy