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Michael Jon Wood (born 17 March 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley South since May 2015. Early life and career Wood was born on 17 March 1976. He attended Old Swinford Hospital – a state-run boarding school in Oldswinford, before studying Economics & Law at Aberystwyth University. He completed a Bar Vocational Course at Cardiff University in 1999. After graduating from university, Wood went to work for Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton, Conservative MEP for South West England. Following this, he worked for four years as a policy advisor in the European Parliament, before returning to the UK to work for the Conservative MPs Andrew Griffiths and James Morris. Political career Shortly after completing his undergraduate degree, Wood first stood for office as a Conservative Party candidate in 1998 when he competed in the Quarry Bank & Cradley ward on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. He was unsuccessful, gaining less than half of the votes of his Labour Party rival. He stood in the same ward in May 1999, again losing by a similar margin. He stood in the Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood ward in 2008, 2010 and 2011 and was defeated by the Labour candidate on all three occasions. In May 2012, Wood again stood unsuccessfully, but in the Halesowen North ward. However, he was elected as one of three councillors representing the ward of Pedmore and Stourbridge East in May 2014.The following year, Wood was elected as MP for Dudley South and made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 1 June 2015.He was successful in the ballot held on 4 June 2015 to obtain the right to introduce a Private Members' Bill. The first reading of the bill entitled Riot Compensation was held on 24 June 2015. The Bill aimed to repeal the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and make various changes to the procedures of obtaining compensation for property damaged in riots. The Bill passed through all the stages of debate and scrutiny in the UK Parliament and received royal assent on 23 March 2016. It became an Act of Parliament on 24 March 2016.In May 2016, it was reported that Wood was one of a number of Conservative MPs being investigated by police in the 2015 general election party spending investigation, for allegedly spending more than the legal limit on constituency election campaign expenses. In May 2017, the Crown Prosecution Service said that while there was evidence of inaccurate spending returns, it did not "meet the test" for further action.In the House of Commons he sat on the European Scrutiny Committee between November 2016 and May 2017. He was supportive of Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.Wood has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox and Home Secretary Priti Patel. In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle he was appointed PPS to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.He also served on the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe from November 2015 until September 2017, during which time Wood contracted sepsis. Wood served as a full member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe delegation from the UK Parliament. On 12 January 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wood had been replaced in this role by Mark Pritchard.In the November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle, Wood was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. References External links Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom Contributions in Parliament at Hansard Voting record at Public Whip Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou. Discover the Mike Wood popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mike Wood books.
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Cult Trip
Anke RichterA leading journalist's intense, riveting and personal investigation into the worlds and minds of cultsAt a new age festival in Byron Bay, journalist Anke Richter is finding her spi...
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The Other Side of the Dale
Gervase PhinnTake a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staffrooms' Dai...
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A Wayne in a Manger
Gervase PhinnA Wayne in a Manger is the hilarious compilation of nativity stories by Gervase Phinn.Discover some wonderfully funny and touching nativity play anecdotes, including children forge...
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An Illustrated History of Duke Basketball
Bill Brill, Ben Cohen & Mike KrzyzewskiNo college in America has dominated the basketball scene the way Duke has. From the first game in 1906 through the NCAA National Championship following the 2009–10 season, 100 Seas...
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The Inner Light
Susan ShumskyThe hidden meanings of the Beatles’ most esoteric lyrics and sounds are revealed by a rare insider who spent two decades with the man who made “meditation,” “mantra,” and “yoga” ho...
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Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna KendrickThe New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.Even before she mad...
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Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards
Clive EvertonThroughout its chequered history, snooker has had more than its fair share of heroes and villains, champions and chumps, rascals and ripoff artists. In the last 20 years, every sle...
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How to American
Jimmy O. Yang & Mike JudgeStandup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in...
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Freedom in Arbin
Mike WoodsArbin is confined in winter’s embrace. Under the mailed fist of an occupying army, the oppressed people of the lower city are stirring to life.All Tane wanted was some peace, but i...
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Two Good Rounds Titans
Elisa Gaudet & Andrew SharplessTwo Good Rounds Titans: Leaders in Industry & Golf is the third book in the Two Good Rounds series. This book continues the exploration of golf and the feelgood golf lifestyle...
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Writing with the Master
Tony VanderwarkerWith seven unpublished novels wasting away on his hard drive, Tony Vanderwarker is astonished when John Grisham offers to take him under his wing and teach him the secrets of thril...
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How Life Imitates Sports
Ira BerkowMemorable Stories From a Half Century of Sports Journalism For the last half century, Pulitzer Prize–winning sportswriter Ira Berkow has been at the center of some of the most memo...
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Pitch Dark
Paul DoironGame Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods in this nailbiter of a thriller from Edgar Awardnominated author Paul Doiron, Pi...
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The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells
Virginia MacgregorShe walked out, but can she walk back in? Why do readers LOVE Virginia Macgregor? 'I defy you not to fall in love' Clare Mackintosh 'Will delight you' Sun'Might restore your faith...
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The Bone Orchard
Paul Doiron"The Bone Orchard [is] both a rich exploration of character and a satisfying mystery." Bruce DeSilva, Associated Press"Excellent . . . Thoughtful plotting and strong characters rai...
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Night in Arbin
Mike WoodsTane, one of the premier assassins in the city of Arbin, wakes one morning to find his lover Lucinda, daughter of a highranking noble, murdered. Grieved and outraged, he begins ask...
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The Bone Orchard
Sara A. MuellerSara A. Mueller's The Bone Orchard is a fascinating whodunit set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and magicwhere a dying emperor charges his favorite concubine with solving his o...
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Talking to GOATs
Jim GrayINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY “As a sportscaster and sports historian, Jim’s career genuinely stands the test of time. . . . This book is sports hi...
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War in Arbin
Mike WoodsArbin, the jewel of the kingdom, is a city bowed beneath the weight of a war it doesn’t want.Tane is thrown a lifeline when he is given a cosy job treasure hunting for a rich noble...
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Moment of Glory
John FeinsteinAfter winning 6 of the 12 Majors from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods struggled in 2003. Four unknown golf players Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, and Shaun Micheel would seize the ...