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Paul Alexander Cyril Goodman (born November 17 , 1959 ) British Politician and Journalist He is the Conservative Member Of Parliament for Wycombe . Paul Goodman was born in London and raised in East Sheen , and was educated at the Cranleigh School , Surrey before attending the University Of York where he was awarded a Bachelor Of Arts degree in English Literature in 1981 . In 1977 he worked for a year as a Research er to the Conservative MP at Petersfield Michael Mates . In 1983 he was the chairman for the Federation Of Conservative Students , and was appointed as a director of Public Affairs at Extel Consultancy in 1984 , before becoming a researcher for two years to the Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland and MP for Bridgwater Tom King in 1985 . He was a briefly a member of the policy unit at the City Of Westminster Council in 1988 before training as a Novice Monk at Quarr Abbey in Ryde on the Isle Of Wight , no mean feat for the son of Jewish parents. He left the abbey in 1990 to take up the position of News Editor with the '' Catholic Herald'', before becoming a lead writer with '' The Daily Telegraph '' in 1991 , moving to be a reporter with ''The Sunday Telegraph'' in 1992 , before returning to ''The Daily Telegraph'' as a comment editor in 1995 , where he remained until his election to Westminster . Since he election he has remained at the paper as a leader writer. He was elected to the House Of Commons for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire at the 2001 General Election following the retirement of Ray Whitney . Goodman held Wycombe with a majority of 3,168 and remains the MP there. He made his Maiden Speech on June 27 , 2001 , in which he recalled the former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli who had once contested his seat. {Link without Title} In parliament he served on the Work And Pensions Select Committee 2001 - 5 . He also served for a year as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chairman of the Conservative Party David Davis from 2001 , and was promoted to the Frontbench by Michael Howard in 2003 as a spokesman on work and pensions. He moved position under David Cameron 's leadership in 2005 , since when he has been a spokesman on the Treasury matters. He has been married to Fiona Mary Ann Gill since 1999 and they have a son, they live in High Wycombe . PUBLICATION
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