Which government minister is currently MP for Ashfield?
Kirkby-in-Ashfield transition from industrial centre to dormitory town is in its infancy and will take some years to develop. The town has two large secondary schools, Ashfield School and Kirkby College. Local politics have been dominated by the Labour Party for much of the 20th century, however Ashfield attracted media attention in the late 1970s with a shock by-election win for the Conservatives. Since the 2010 General Election, the MP has been Gloria De Piero, best known for her work with GMTV. She took over from Geoff Hoon, one-time Secretary of State for Defence during the premiership of Tony Blair. She
Edmund Ashfield (MP) Edmund Ashfield (MP) Sir Edmund Ashfield (by 1506 - 24 January 1578) of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, was an English politician. He was the son of John Ashfield of Heythrop, Oxfordshire and was knighted in 1570. He served as a Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire from 1547, was surveyor of crown lands for Bucks. in 1559 and appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire for 1559-60 and High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire for 1569-70. He was elected a Member of the Parliament of England for Wallingford in April 1554 and November 1554, and for Oxfordshire in 1559. He