Parliament is woefully lacking in expertise on issues regarding science, technology, engineering and IT.
Help to redress that balance by supporting these 50 Lib Dem candidates all of whom have backgrounds in these key areas. If you know a geek in one of the constituencies listed below, make sure they know that not only are the Lib Dems the most geek-friendly party, but also that their local candidate can help to make the House of Commons more tech-literate.
The list is by no means complete and in no particular order …
1. Dr Evan Harris, Shadow Science Minister, Oxford West and Abingdon, degree in medicine from Oxford, formerly a specialist registrar in public health, Member of the British Medical Association
2. Dr Vince Cable, Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor, Twickenham, Natural Science and Economics at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, followed by a PhD at Glasgow University
3. Dr Julian Huppert, Cambridge, BA & MSci in Natural Sciences and PhD in Biological Chemistry, Trinity College, Cambridge
4. Dr Jackie Pearcey, Bolton West, Bristol University BSc, Manchester University, PhD Nuclear Physics
5. Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon, West Suffolk, PhD from Cambridge, Reader in Psychology and Social Policy at Birkbeck
6. David Heath, Shadow Leader of the House, MA Physiological Sciences from Oxford
7. Don Foster, Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Bath, BA in Physics and Psychology from Keele University
8. Professor Bill Winlow, Fylde, degrees in neuroscience from the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and St Andrews, taught medical, dental and science students for 22 years at the University of Leeds
9. Godfrey Newman, Horsham, qualified industrial chemist, Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, PGCE with Science specialism
10. Sarah Teather, Brent East, Natural Sciences at Cambridge
11. John Ball, Ealing Central & Acton, BSc Computer Science
12. Simon Clement Jones, Sheffield Heeley, BEng Mechanical Engineering with Business Studies
13. Dr Aladdin Ayesh, South Leicestershire, Senior Lecturer, PhD in Computer Science; MA in Psychology; MSc in Computer Science; BSc in Computer Science
14. Russell Field, Coventry North East, DeMontford University: BSc Computer Science
15. Dr Brendan D’Cruz, Castle Point, BSc and PhD in Computing from Plymouth, Head of Department of Business & Computing at Newport Business School
16. Lucy Care, Derby North, Chartered Engineer
17. Paull Robathan, East Devon, MBA, London Business School; Fellow of the British Computer Society; Chartered IT Professional
18. Jonathan Harston, Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough, Computing Science BSc, Electrical Installation C&G
19. James Monaghan, Morley & Outwood, worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he conducted research into climate change, also studying a part time PhD in satellite archaeology at Bradford University
20. Allan Witherick, Broxbourne, BSc Physical Sciences, UCL
21. William Hobhouse, Blackley & Broughton, MA in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) from Cambridge
22. Nigel Quinton, Hitchin & Harpenden, BA and MA Geological Sciences
23. Kieran Leach, Falkirk, Bsc in Computing Science, Msc System Design for Internet Applications
24. Julian Brazil, Totnes, Zoology degree, PGCE qualification
25. Kevin Lang, Edinburgh North & Leith, Chemistry Degree
26. Peter Andras, Washington & Sunderland West, computer science degree
27. Stephen Jenkins, Beckenham, BSc Environmental Studies & Science
28. Dr Martin Garnett, Erewash, BSc in Biochemistry (Swansea), PhD on Biochemical aspects of Chronic Hyperoxia (UCL)
29. Adam Symons, Torridge & West Devon, Human Sciences Degree from Oxford; Masters in Environmental Science from Nottingham
30. Heather Kidd, Chirbury & Worthen, BSc in Biology from QMUL, PGCE in Science Education
31. Bridget Fox, Islington South & Finsbury, post-graduate degree in Library Science
32. Gerry Jerome, Croydon North, BSc in Pharmacology; BA in Applied Computing, MSc in Computer Science; Postgraduate Certificate (Distinction) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
33. Roger Williams, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales; Shadow Environment, Energy, Food and Rural Affair Minister, Natural Science degree from Cambridge
34. Alan Armitage, Wantage, BA in Maths and Computer Science from York
35. Dennis Healy, Hull North, Mechanical Engineering background
36. Nicholas Sandford, Peterborough, MA in Natural Sciences from Oxford
37. Pauline Jenkins, Newark, BSc in Liberal Studies in Science; MSc in Information Science; PGCE in Physical Sciences
38. Sanjay Samani, Angus, BA in Computer Science from Cambridge
39. Galen Milne, Banff & Buchan, 17 year experience as a science technician and 12 years working in laboratory equipment sales management
40. Nick Radford, Salisbury, BA Biological Sciences from Oxford
41. Simon Rix, Croydon South, BSc in Physics & Astronomy from UCL
42. Dr Richard Bull, North East Derbyshire, Medical degree and Masters degree in Medical Science; practising GP and GP trainer
43. John Hemming, Birmingham Yardley, Natural Sciences degree from Oxford specialising in Atomic, Nuclear and Theoretical Physics
44. Satnam Kaur Khalsa, Hayes & Harlington, Degree in Biological Sciences
45. Mark Clayton, Wigan, IT consultant
46. Dave Raval, Hackney South and Shoreditch, MEng in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford
47. Dr Dave Radcliffe, Birmingham Selly Oak, Chemistry degree from UMIST followed by a PhD, also worked at University of Birmingham
48. Layla Moran, Battersea, Physics degree from Imperial, PGCE from Brunel University
49. Tara Saville, Easington, Natural Sciences degree from Cambridge, currently head of science at a school in Bishop Auckland
50. Nicholas Lane, Redditch, BSc in Biochemistry from Bristol
Thanks to Chris Lomax for much of the information.
