Thursday, 18 April 2019
2246 Don Foster
Constituency : Bath 1992-2015
Don ensured the Liberal Democrats would get their fair share of headlines the day after the election by taking out the Conservative party chairman Chris Patten in Bath. Don did not expect to win and put his victory down to the poll tax.
Don was born in Preston. He was educated at Manchester Royal Grammar School and the University of Bath. He began work as a science teacher then switched to working for Avon LEA. He became a county councillor in 1981. He went into coalition with the Conservative group and became education committee chairman. He was a lecturer in Education at Bristol University before becoming a management consultant in 1989. He contested Bristol East in 1987 coming third.
Don became the Liberal Democrats' Education spokesman from 1992 to 1999. He switched to transport until 2003 when he moved to Culture. In 2010, he became the first Liberal for 70 years to speak from the government benches when he seconded the Queen's Speech.
In 2012 Don became a junior minister in the Communities and Local Government Department and enjoyed a good relationship with his boss Eric Pickles. A year later, he was promoted to Deputy Chief Whip and Comptroller of the Household.
Don stood down in 2015 and became Baron Foster. He still supports abolition of the House of Lords.
Don supports a number of Third World charities. He also plays the ukulele.
Don has written a number of science and education textbooks.
He is now 72.
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