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David Amess
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British politician (1952–2021)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Harvey Proctor
- Succeeded by
- Anna Firth
- Constituency
- Basildon (1983–1997), Southend West (1997–2021)
- Born
- David Anthony Andrew Amess , ( 1952-03-26 ) 26 March 1952, Plaistow , Essex, England
- Died
- 15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) (aged 69), Leigh-on-Sea , Essex, England
- Cause of death
- Assassination by stabbing
- Party
- Conservative
- Spouse
- Julia Arnold ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 )
- Children
- 5, including Katie
- Education
- St Bonaventure's Grammar School
- Alma mater
- Bournemouth University ( BSc )
- Committees
- Health (1998–2008) Panel of Chairs (2001–2021) Backbench Business (2010–2015) Administration (2015–2020)
- Awards
- Knight Bachelor (2015)
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Plaistow
- Place of death
- Leigh-on-Sea
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Official website
- www.davidamess.co.uk
- Image
- Official portrait of Sir David Amess MP crop 2.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- London
- Significant event
- murder of David Amess
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- date of birth
- 1952-03-26
- name in native language
- David Amess
- candidacy in election
- 1979 United Kingdom general election
- social media followers
- 2940
- date of death
- 2021-10-15
- cause of death
- stab wound
- manner of death
- homicide
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- Commons category
- David Amess
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- David Amess
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir David Anthony Andrew Amess (/ˈeɪmɪs/ AY-miss; 26 March 1952 – 15 October 2021) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 38 years, serving Southend West from 1997 until his murder in 2021. He previously served as MP for Basildon from 1983 to 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was a Catholic with socially conservative political views, and was in favour of Britain leaving the European Union.
Born and raised in Essex, Amess studied economics and government at Bournemouth University and then had short careers as a primary school teacher, underwriter and recruitment consultant. He was elected a Conservative councillor for Redbridge in 1982 and MP for Basildon at the 1983 general election. His position was seen as a bellwether seat, exemplifying the enthusiasm of the "Essex man" for the government of Margaret Thatcher. He held the seat in the election of 1992, but moved to the safer seat of Southend West at the 1997 general election and served the constituency as MP until his death.
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