John Hayward (British politician)

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John Hayward is a social campaigner and author with a background in international development. [1] He was the Conservative candidate in Cambridge for the 2017 United Kingdom general election. [2]

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Early life

Hayward grew up in Emsworth, Hampshire. Despite being born with just one arm and no legs, he earned the Queen's Scout Award after learning to ski and climb mountains. [3] He was also awarded the Cornwell Scout Badge ("the Scout V.C".) in honour of his "pre-eminently high character and devotion to duty". [4]

Career

Hayward was an undergraduate at Christ's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1989 and reading Natural Sciences; he went on to obtain a PhD in genetics. He has had a career in international development, founding the "Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and Research", an adult education institute, which he directed for seven years, and helping to empower disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe. [5] He also gained a Master's degree from Azusa Pacific University in California and worked as the executive director of a Cambridge-based social reform think tank, the Jubilee Centre, campaigning on issues such as workers' rights, national wellbeing and human rights. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In May 2017 Hayward was selected as the Conservative Party's candidate in Cambridge. At that time he was working as the professional manager of the Conservative Party's Policy Forum, the national body that enables members of the party to help shape government policy. [2] [10] Described during the campaign as an "impressive interlocutor", [12] Hayward took 9,133 votes, a slight increase on 2015, with his party taking 16.3% of the vote. [13]

As part of his work through the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to promote greater inclusion and transparency in the political systems of newly emerging and developing democracies, [10] Hayward has represented the Conservative Party in countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina [14] and Ghana. [15] [16] [17] He has also served as an international election observer, including in Uzbekistan. [18]

His 2024 collection of Advent devotions, "Rediscovering the Magic of Christmas", was described by one reviews editor as "one of the best Advent books I have ever read" and an "Advent tour de force". [19]

Publications

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  1. ↑ "Conservatives announce Cambridge parliamentary candidate". Varsity. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Conservative candidate announced for Cambridge parliamentary race". Cambridge News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Scout Rewarded". The Times. London. 9 January 1992. p. 4. John Hayward, aged 20, of Emsworth, Hampshire, who was born with one arm and no legs, and who uses artificial limbs, has won the Queen's scout award after learning to ski and climb mountains.
  4. ↑ "Quiet courage wins John high accolade". The News, Portsmouth. 21 November 1984. [John] is to receive the Cornwell Scout Badge – an award that can be worn for life – in honour of his pre-eminently high character and devotion to duty together with great courage and endurance.
  5. ↑ ""Cambridge has a hidden underbelly of poverty": John Hayward on inequality and his Conservative candidacy". The Cambridge Student. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Revealed: The early contenders to succeed Lansley (and, yes, the list could also include Boris)". Cambridge News. 17 July 2014. Background: Cambridge University graduate who lives in Barton and works in international development. Would bring to role: Background in genetics and commitment to social justice may sit well in a Conservative constituency with a liberal outlook.
  7. ↑ Baizoyev, Azim; Hayward, John (2006), A Beginners' Guide to Tajiki, Routledge, ISBN   1134375247 , biographical notes on authors
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  9. ↑ "John Hayward". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "Dr John Hayward". Conservative Policy Forum. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Academic Hall of Honor" (PDF). APU Life. Vol. 21, no. 4 (Winter 2008 ed.). Azusa Pacific University. p. 24. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Zeichner re-elected as Labour hold Cambridge". Varsity. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Osnovan Nezavisni blok, interes građana veliki" [Independent block established, interest of citizens is large]. N1 (in Bosnian). 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018. Na konvenciji prisustvuje veliki broj međunarodnih gostiju i predstavnika, poput dr. Johna Haywarda, izaslanika britanske Konzervativne stranke Therese May, a telegrame podrške uputili su predstavnici Evropske narodne stranke, njemačkog CDU-a Angele Merkel, bivši Visoki predstavnik Christian Schwarz-Schilling i ostali zvaničnici.
  15. ↑ "Top British Official Questions NPP's Extravagance at Delegates Conference". PeaceFMOnline. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018. A representative of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, John Hayward, has questioned the rationale behind the extravagance exhibited in the organization of the New Patriotic Party's National Delegates Conference.
  16. ↑ "UK Conservative Party Rep Says He Has Seen More Posters Than Delegates at NPP Congress". Modern Ghana. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018. A representative of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, John Hayward, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the money aspirants spent on posters and banners to market themselves ahead of the party's national Delegate Conference in Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
  17. ↑ "Thanks for your advice on posters – NPP to UK's Hayward". GhanaWeb. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018. The newly-elected General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has said the governing NPP welcomes the concerns raised by the UK Conservative Party representative, Dr John Hayward, at the party's National Delegates' Conference in Koforidua to the effect that it has been wasting money on posters and billboards.
  18. ↑ "Партиялар халқдан узилиб қолганми? - Британ кузатувчилар баҳоси - Ўзбекистон". BBC World Service. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  19. ↑ Woods, John (11 November 2024). "Christmas crackers". Evangelicals Now (published November 2024). p. 27. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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