Biography

Date of Birth: 9 May 1943 in York. Has lived in Twickenham for 26 years.

Professional experience

• Chief Economist of Shell International
• Head of Economics, Royal Institute of International Affairs
• Special adviser to Commonwealth secretary-general Sonny Ramphal
• United Nations Association London and South East Region President
• Deputy Director Overseas Development Institute
• Diplomatic Service
• Lecturer in Economics, University of Glasgow
• Treasury Official, Government of Kenya
• Freelance work for World Bank and UN
• Worked extensively in India and Latin America
• Regular broadcaster and columnist
• The Independent (on economic and political issues)
• The Economist

Academic

• Cambridge University (Natural Science and Economics)
• President of Cambridge Union
• Ph.D. University of Glasgow
• Currently visiting fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford
• Former Special professor at the University of Nottingham

Political Experience

• Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham 1997 - to date
• Liberal Democrat Candidate for Twickenham 1992
• Liberal Democrat candidate York 1983 and 1987
• Labour Councillor Glasgow 1971-74 specialising in transport issues and strategic planning for the city

Vincent Cable is the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.

He is Chair of;

• All Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption (co-chair)
• All Party Parliamentary Police Group
• All Party Parliamentary Pulmonary Hypertension Group

Vice Chair of;

• All Party Parliamentary Chemical Industry Group
• All Party Parliamentary New Airport for the South East Group
• All Party Parliamentary Insurance and Financial Services Group
• All Party Parliamentary Chair of the All Party Management Group
• All Party Parliamentary Socially Responsible Investment Group
• All Party Parliamentary Motor Neurone Disease Group
• All Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Protection

Member of;

• All Party Parliamentary Group on Back Care
• All Party Parliamentary Group on Corporate Social Responsibility
• All Party Parliamentary Dignity at Work Group
• Associate Parliamentary Energy Studies Group
• All Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Group
• All Party Parliamentary Internet Group
• Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Industry Group
• All Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Pensions
• All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development
• All Party Parliamentary Group on Primary Care & Public Health
• All Party Parliamentary Print Group
• Associate Parliamentary Group on Justice for Road Traffic Victims
• All Party Parliamentary Small Business Group
• All Party Parliamentary Group on Personal Social Services
• All Party United Nations Parliamentary Group
• Associate Parliamentary Warm Homes Group
• All Party Parliamentary Youth Hostelling Group

Special Interests

Economics and Finance:

Special Advisor to Secretary of State for Trade (John Smith) in 1979. Written several books on Trade Policy and International Finance. Recently published an in depth study of international telecommunications: 'Global Superhighways'. In 1999 published a major book on 'Globalisation and Global Governance' for Chatham House and Brookings.

Environment

Drafted the report for Commonwealth Prime-Ministers' Conference on climate change and 'greenhouse effect'. Helped prepare the report of the World Commission for the Environment with Mrs Brundtland (Prime Minister of Norway) and Mr Ramphal.

Development & Foreign Affairs

Prepared background report to 1995 'Britain in the World' Conference. Helped prepare major report on international institutions with Ingmaar Carlsson (Prime Minister of Sweden)

You can find out more information about me and my work for the people of Twickenham at my own Web site: www.vincentcable.com.