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Key facts about Julian

Political

  • Member, National Council of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties)
  • County Councillor, Cambridgeshire County Council 2001-9
  • Lib Dem Leader, Cambridgeshire County Council 2004-7
  • 2005 Parliamentary Candidate in Huntingdon - squeezed Labour and gained from Conservatives for a good second place
  • Ran David Howarth's Victoria Rd HQ for the successful 2005 Election campaign
  • Gained County seat in 2001 from Labour, and held it in 2005
  • Former Chair, Cambridge Traffic Management Joint Committee
  • Former Lib Dem Whip, Regional Assembly
  • Graduate, IDeA Leadership Academy
  • Rated 6th in the Municipal Journal's list of the 'top 40 under 40' in local government (2006)
  • Member of Lib Dem national working parties on the environment and local government
  • Chair, Friends of Stourbridge Common

 

Professional

  • Research Scientist, working on the structure and function of DNA
  • PhD from the University of Cambridge in Biological Chemistry
  • Currently a Research Councils UK Academic Fellow at the University of Cambridge
  • Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge
  • Founded biotech company; awarded DTI 'Smart' award for innovation
  • Worked for the OECD reviewing Bulgaria's Education Policy

 

 

Personal

  • Grew up in Cambridge, went to school and university here
  • Runs a small charity promoting the work of the UN
  • Former Ambulance Technician with St John Ambulance
  • Former Governor, St Andrew's Junior School
  • Keen cyclist, both commuting and long-distance