About Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West

Date of Birth

11.10.1966

Profession

Tax Consultant, Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Education

Mountain Ash Comprehensive, Glamorgan; Bristol University.

Council Experience

Avon County Council 1993-96; Bristol City Council 1995-1999; Lib Dem Group Leader 1995-1997.

Parliamentary Experience

December 2007 - Present: Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills July 2007 to December 2007: Shadow Minister for Schools

March 2006 to July 2007: Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education and Member of the Education and Skills select committee.

May 2005 to March 2006: Shadow Minister for Public Health and member of the Public Accounts Committee.

Parliamentary Candidate: Bristol South in 1997 and Bristol West in 2001 & 2005.

Memberships

World Wildlife Fund, Amnesty International, National Trust, Friends of the Earth, Bristol Civic Society, Stonewall. Director of Watershed arts centre.

Interests

Visiting art galleries, historic sites, theatre & cinema, eating out with friends, swimming, playing pool, gym.

Personal profile

Stephen Williams has lived in Bristol West since 1985. He has a degree in history from Bristol University and has lived and worked in the city since graduating. He has mainly worked for international business advisory firms including PriceWaterhouseCooper (PWC) and Grant Thornton. He was a member of the local council for six years and led the Lib Dem group.

His policy interests include taxation, education, preventative health care, transport, civil rights, arts and Europe.