Charlie Maynard | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Witney | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Courts |
| Majority | 4,339 (8.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | www |
Charles Adrian MacFie Maynard, [1] known as Charlie Maynard,is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Witney since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats,he gained the seat from Robert Courts,a member of the Conservative Party. [2]
Maynard studied geography at the University of Oxford (1990-1993). [3]
Maynard co-founded the international investment advice company BDA Partners in 1996,and is currently listed as "Non-Executive Chairman" &a "Senior Advisor" at BDA [4]
He chaired the Witney Oxford Transport Group,which hopes to rebuild a railway linking Carterton,Witney,Eynsham and Oxford,from October 2020 to November 2023. [5]
He has been a member of West Oxfordshire District Council,elected in 2022 to represent Standlake,Aston &Stanton Harcourt ward. [6]
Maynard was elected as Member of Parliament for Witney in the 2024 general election. He had 41.2% of the vote,and a majority of 4,339 over the incumbent Conservative member,Robert Courts,the then Solicitor General for England and Wales,who had represented the seat since 2016. There were a total of seven candidates. [7]
Maynard is married to Sophie. They live within his constituency,in the parish of South Leigh &High Cogges and have hosted refugees from Ukraine and Syria. [8]
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